Abdul Kader Khan Explained

Abdul Kader Khan
Native Name:আব্দুল কাদের খান
Native Name Lang:bn
Constituency Mp:Gaibandha-1
Parliament:Bangladesh
Term Start:25 January 2009
Term End:24 January 2014
Predecessor:Abdul Aziz
Successor:Manjurul Islam Liton
Birth Date:31 March 1952
Birth Place:Rangpur, East Bengal, Pakistan
Party:Jatiya Party
Serviceyears:1978-2005
Rank: Colonel
Unit:Army Medical Corps
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Abdul Kader Khan (born 31 March 1952)[1] is a Jatiya Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Gaibandha-1 constituency. In June 2019, Khan was sentenced to life imprisonment for possessing a firearm and an additional 15 years for possessing ammunition.[2]

Career

Khan is a retired medical officer of Bangladesh Army with the rank of colonel.[3] He was elected to parliament from Jatiya Party of the Grand Alliance in 2008 representing Gaibandha-1.[4]

Charges

On 21 February 2017, Khan was arrested his house in Bogra, in connection with the murder of Manjurul Islam Liton, the then incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from the same constituency.[5] Four days later, Khan confessed his involvement in the murder.[6] He was sentenced to death on 28 November 2019.[7] [8]

On 26 May 2019, Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against Khan on amassing wealth beyond known sources of income. Relevant charges were pressed on 16 March 2021.[9] On 4 April 2024, he was sentenced to four years in prison and fined Tk 61.92 lakh.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency 29 . Bangladesh Parliament . 2020-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027192435/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla?layout=edit&id=677&csrt=9841954043077400142 . 2021-10-27.
  2. News: MP Liton Murder: Ex-MP Kader gets life term for keeping illegal arms . 2019-06-12 . The Daily Star . en . 2020-03-10.
  3. News: MP Liton Murder: Kader confesses he planned, financed it . The Daily Star . en . 26 February 2017 . 26 February 2017.
  4. News: Former MP Kader Khan 'confesses to planning and training' to execute MP Liton's murder . bdnews24.com . 25 February 2017 . 26 February 2017.
  5. News: Liton murder: Ex-JP MP Kader Khan held in Bogra . 2017-02-21 . The Daily Star . en . 2020-03-10.
  6. News: Liton murder: Kader confesses his involvement . 2017-02-25 . The Daily Star . en . 2020-03-10.
  7. News: Former Jatiya Party MP Kader Khan, six others sentenced to death for killing Awami League leader Liton . bdnews24.com . 28 November 2019 . 2020-04-10.
  8. News: 2019-11-28 . Ex-JP MP, 6 others to die for killing Gaibandha MP Liton . 2024-05-07 . The Daily Star . en.
  9. News: 2024-05-07 . Ex-JP lawmaker Kader Khan jailed for 4 years in graft case . 2024-05-07 . New Age . en.
  10. News: 2024-04-04 . Former JP MP Abdul Kader gets 4 yrs in corruption case . 2024-05-07 . The Daily Star . en.