Ziaul Haque Zia

Ziaul Haque Zia (Bengali: জ়িয়াউল হ়ক় জ়িয়া; 11 March 1953 – 4 November 2016) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He was a 4-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Lakshmipur-1 constituency. He served as the Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives between 2001 and 2006.[2]

Ziaul Haque Zia
জিয়াউল হক জিয়া
State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
In office
10 October 2001 – 28 October 2006[1]
Succeeded byJahangir Kabir Nanak
Member of Parliament
for Laxmipur-1
In office
20 March 1991 – 27 October 2006
Preceded byM. A. Gofran
Succeeded byNazim Uddin Ahmed
Personal details
Born11 March 1953
Keturi, Noakhali District, Bengal Presidency
DiedNovember 4, 2016(2016-11-04) (aged 63)
Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Early life

Zia was born on 11 March 1953, into a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Keturi in Bhadur Union, Ramganj, Noakhali District, Bengal Presidency (now in Lakshmipur District, Bangladesh).

Career

Zia started working in Rupali Bank. He joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1986.[2] In 2008, the special court convicted Zia of amassing wealth illegally and concealing information from the Anti-Corruption Commission.[3][4] In 2009, a High Court bench granted bail to eight convicts including Zia.[5]

Personal life

Zia was married to Nasima Haque, with whom he had one son, Mashfiqul Haque Joy & one daughter, Priyanka Haque[6]

Death

Zia died on 4 November 2016 under treatment for cancer at Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.[2][7]

References
  1. "Cabinet of Bangladesh 2001".
  2. "Former BNP state minister Ziaul Haque Zia dies". bdnews24.com. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  3. Haque, A.N.M. Nurul (22 June 2008). "The convicted politicians". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  4. "Ex-state minister Zia, family charged". The Daily Star. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  5. "8 convicts get bail". The Daily Star. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  6. "Shafik Rehman faces court May 22". The Daily Star. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  7. "Ex-state minister Ziaul Haque Zia no more". Bangla News. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.