The Honorable
Talukder Abdul Khaleque
তালুকদার আব্দুল খালেক
5th Mayor of Khulna
Assumed office
20 May 2018
Preceded byMd. Moniruzzaman Moni
In office
14 September 2008 – 9 June 2013
Preceded byMd. Moniruzzaman Moni
Succeeded byAzmal Ahmed (In Charge)
Member of Parliament
In office
1991 – February 1996
Preceded byAftab Uddin Howlader
Succeeded byAU Ahmed
ConstituencyBagerhat-3
In office
June 1996 – 2006
Preceded byAU Ahmed
Succeeded byHabibun Nahar
ConstituencyBagerhat-3
In office
2014–2018
Preceded byHabibun Nahar
Succeeded byHabibun Nahar
ConstituencyBagerhat-3
Personal details
Born (1952-06-01) 1 June 1952
Bagerhat, East Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
SpouseHabibun Nahar
ResidenceKhulna

Talukder Abdul Khaleque is a Bangladeshi politician who was elected mayor of Khulna City Corporation on third occasions and former Member of Parliament.

Career

Khaleque served as a member of Parliament from Bagerhat-3 in 1991 as a Awami League candidate.[1][2] On 23 January 2003, he was sued by the Bureau of Anti-corruption for providing government contracts to his own company.[3]

In August 2008, Khaleque was elected Mayor of Khulna.[4]

Khaleque ran for the Khulna City Corporation on 27 May 2013.[5] He lost to Md. Moniruzzaman Moni, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate.[6] In June 2013, there was a question on him in an exam in Pioneer Secondary Girls School. The school said they bought the question paper from Printing Press.[7] He went on to be elected to parliament from Bagerhat-3 on 5 January 2014.[6]

Khaleque was elected to parliament from Bagerhat-3 in 2018 but resigned to contest the Khulna City Corporation election.[6] He was re-elected as mayor of KCC on 15 May 2018.[8] He denied any irregularities in the election at a press conference in the Khulna Press Club on 16 May.[9] He took charge on 25 September 2018.[10]

Khaleque announced a 504.31 core taka budget for Khulna City Corporation in 2020.[11] He is the President of Khulna unit of Awami League.[12] He filed a case under the Digital Security Act against Khulna journalist Abu Tyeb for a Facebook post he made. Tyeb was arrested on 21 April 2021 under the case.[13] On 13 May 2021, Tyeb was released on bail.[14]

He become the mayor for the third time in Khulna City Corporation (KCC) 2023 elections. He has secured 154,825 votes. His nearest competitor Bangladesh Islami Andolan's Abdul Awal (hand Fan) received 60,064 votes.[15]

Personal life

Khaleque's wife Habibun Nahar is the current Member of Parliament from Bagerhat-3. She was elected unopposed.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". 2008-12-29. Archived from the original on 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  2. ↑ "Member's of 8th Parliament of Bangladesh | Bangladesh Affairs". Bangladesh Affairs. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Talukder Khaleque sued in another corruption case". The Daily Star. 2003-01-23. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  4. ↑ "AL candidates rule city polls". The Daily Star. 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  5. ↑ "Talukder Abdul Khaleque announces election manifesto". The Daily Star. 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  6. 1 2 3 "Khalek resigns as MP to contest Khulna city polls". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  7. ↑ "Khaleque's name comes in school exam questions". The Daily Star. 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  8. ↑ "Khaleque Wins". 16 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Khaleque refutes irregularities in KCC polls". The Daily Star. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  10. ↑ "Khaleque takes charge as Khulna city mayor". The Daily Star. 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  11. ↑ "Tk 504.31cr KCC budget focuses on development". The Daily Star. 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  12. ↑ "No case filed over Khulna murders yet". The Daily Star. 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  13. ↑ "DSA case: Khulna journalist sent to jail". The Daily Star. 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  14. ↑ "Khulna journo Tayyab finally out on bail in Digital Security Act case". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  15. ↑ "Talukder Abdul Khaleque wins KCC mayoral race for 3rd time". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  16. ↑ "Bagerhat 3 by-polls: No bar for Habibun Nahar to be elected unopposed". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2021-04-21.


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