Rafiqul Islam Miah
রফিকুল ইসলাম মিয়া
Minister of Housing and Public Works
In office
1991–1996
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
SpouseShaheed Rafiq

Rafiqul Islam Miah is a Bangladeshi barrister and politician.[1] He served as the State Minister for Labour and Manpower and later as Minister of Housing and Public Works in the first Khaleda Zia cabinet during 1991–1996.[2] He also served as Minister of Education in the government formed after the February 1996 Bangladeshi general election.[3]

Career

In September 2007, Miah served as the lawyer of Begum Khaleda Zia when she was arrested on charges of corruption and misuse of power.[4] In 2008 Rafiqul represented the Bihari community in Bangladesh as they were granted citizenship status by High Court of Bangladesh.[5] He is currently a member of the National Standing Committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

Conviction

In 2001, Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh sent Miah a notice to submit his wealth statement.[6] Failure to comply with that notice, in January 2004, led a case filed against him.[7] On 19 November 2018, he was sentenced to three years in prison and was arrested from his Eskaton home the same day .[8] On 26 November, he secured a six-month bail from the High Court which also stayed the fines.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Rafiqul Islam Mia arrested hours after conviction". The Daily Star. 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  2. ↑ Hunter, B. (2016-12-23). The Statesman's Year-Book 1993-94. Springer. p. 186. ISBN 9780230271227.
  3. ↑ "Former Education Ministers".
  4. ↑ "Bangladesh police arrest a former prime minister". The New York Times. 2007-09-03. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  5. ↑ "Stranded Biharis now Bangladeshi Citizens". The Daily Star.
  6. ↑ "Senior BNP leader Rafiqul Islam arrested". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  7. ↑ "Graft: BNP leader Rafiqul Islam sent to jail". The Daily Star. 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  8. ↑ "BNP senior leader Rafiqul Islam Miah arrested". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  9. ↑ "BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Mia gets bail from High Court". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2019-01-11.


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