Asaduzzaman Khan Explained

Asaduzzaman Khan
Native Name:আসাদুজ্জামান খাঁন
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Minister of Home Affairs
Term Start:15 July 2015
Term End:5 August 2024
Predecessor:Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir
Primeminister:Sheikh Hasina
Office1:Member of Bangladesh Parliament
Constituency1:Dhaka-12
Predecessor1:Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh
Term Start1:12 January 2014
Term End1:6 August 2024
Constituency2:Dhaka-11
Predecessor2:S. A. Khaleque
Successor2:AKM Rahmatullah
Term Start2:29 January 2009
Term End2:28 January 2014
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Birth Date:31 December 1950
Birth Place:Dhaka, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Occupation:Politician, businessman
Nationality:Bangladeshi

Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal (born 31 December 1950) is a Bangladesh Awami League Politician. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-11 and Dhaka-12 constituencies.[1] He is a former Minister of Home Affairs of Bangladesh.[2]

Early life

Khan was born on 31 December 1950 in Monipuripara, Dhaka, in the then East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan. His home district is Dohar, Dhaka. In 1965, he completed his SSC from Tejgaon Polytechnic High school (Now Tejgaon Government High School) and in 1967, he completed his HSC from Jagannath College which is among the reputed colleges today.[3]

Career

Khan was a member of the Mukti Bahini and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971. He served in sector 2 under Captain Abdul Halim Chowdhury. He was elected to Parliament in December 2008. From 2009 to 2013, he served in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Housing and Public Works. He was a member of the Bangladesh Press Council. He founded the Dohar Padma College. He served as the President of the Ispahani School and College and Tejgaon College, two reputed colleges (both founded after Bangladesh's liberation war). He is a senate member of the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University. He was re-elected in January 2014 and on 12 January 2014, he was made the State Minister of Home Affairs. On 14 July 2015 he was made the Minister of Home Affairs.

On 13 August 2024, a murder complaint was filed at a court in Dhaka against Khan and five other government officials, including Ex- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, regarding the killing of a grocer during the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement on 19 July.[4] [5]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of 11th Parliament Members . Bangladesh Parliament . 10 January 2019.
  2. News: Adhikary . Tuhin Shubhra . Bhattacharjee . Partha Pratim . 7 January 2019 . Hasina Axes Heavyweights . The Daily Star . 10 January 2019.
  3. Web site: https://ssd.gov.bd/site/page/3cea803e-1607-4887-a5b5-484615e61017/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80. bn:মাননীয় স্বরাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রী. ssd.gov.bd. 26 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Bangladesh's ex-PM investigated for murder . 13 August 2024. BBC.
  5. Web site: Bangladesh court orders probe in murder case against ex-PM Sheikh Hasina . 13 August 2024. Al Jazeera.