Английская Википедия:Aminul Haque (politician)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Other people Шаблон:Use Bangladeshi English Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Aminul Haque (1942/1943 – 21 April 2019) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician who served as the Bangladesh Minister of Post and Telecommunications.[1][2][3] A member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), he represented Rajshahi-1 as a member of parliament from 1991 to 2006.[4]

Political career

Haque was a barrister. He was elected a member of parliament from the Rajshahi-1 constituency in the elections held in 1991, 1996 and 2001.[5] He served as the Post and Telecommunications Minister during 2001–2006.[6]

Allegations and imprisonments

In 2005, a BNP MP from Rajshahi-3 constituency, Abu Hena alleged that Haque was among several party members who were affiliated with Bangla Bhai, military commander of a local Islamist organization.[7][8][9] In November, Hena was expelled from the party for the statements over the rise of Islamic militancy in the country.[10] Bangla Bhai, before his execution in January 2007, disclosed Haque's name as one of the patrons of Islamist militancy.[11] In July 2007, Haque was sentenced in absentia to 31 years and six months' imprisonment for aiding and abetting the militants of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in extorting and torturing people in Bagmara Upazila in 2004.[12] In May 2009, Frontline World, a US-based news service, reported he had received bribes from the German company, Siemens in 2004.[13]

In July 2009, Haque surrendered and was sent to jail.[14]

In January 2018, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina named Haque as one of the 50 Bangladeshis whose names were included in the Paradise Papers.[15]

Death

Haque died on 21 April 2019 at the age of 76 by lung cancer .[16]

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