Aminul Haque
আমিনুল হক
Member of Parliament
for Rajshahi-1
In office
1991–2006
Succeeded byOmor Faruk Chowdhury
Posts and Telecommunications Minister
In office
2001–2006
Personal details
Born1942/1943
Died (aged 76)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

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]

References

  1. ↑ "6-day BCS computer show kicks off". The Daily Star. 2005-09-23. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  2. ↑ "Chand Sultana Literacy Prize-2004". The Daily Star. 2005-05-12. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  3. ↑ "Julhasuddin Ahmad and late Nilufar Yasmin awarded Nazrul Medal". The Daily Star. 2003-05-29. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  4. ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Electoral Area Results Comparison - Amar Desh Online". amardesh.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  5. ↑ "Aminul sent to jail on surrender". The Daily Star. 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  6. ↑ "Malaysia urged to recruit more Bangladeshi workers". The Daily Star. 2003-06-21. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  7. ↑ "Rajshahi BNP hails move while AL sees sign of row in ruling party". The Daily Star. 2005-11-26. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  8. ↑ "BNP in bad book of indigenous voters, annoyed Jamaat". The Daily Star. 2006-10-09. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  9. ↑ "Dancing with the Devil". The Daily Star. 2005-12-02. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  10. ↑ "Abu Hena MP expelled from BNP, 1st Ld". 2005-11-23. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  11. ↑ "Former minister Aminul seeks review of cases". The Daily Star. 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  12. ↑ Anwar Ali (2007-07-27). "JMB patron Aminul jailed - 24 others also handed 31 years behind bars for helping militants". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  13. ↑ "Bangladesh: Bribery's Dangerous Beneficiary". Frontline World. 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  14. ↑ "Aminul sent to jail on surrender". The Daily Star. 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  15. ↑ "Tarique, Koko laundered $1b to Belgium, Malaysia: PM". The Daily Star. 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  16. ↑ "BNP leader Barrister Aminul Haque passes away". The Daily Star. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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