Hafiz Ibrahim (politician) explained

Hafiz Ibrahim
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Office:Jatiya Sangsad Member from Bhola-2
Term Start:2001
Term End:2006
Predecessor:Tofail Ahmed
Successor:Tofail Ahmed
Party:Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Relatives:Giasuddin Al Mamun (brother)[1]

Hafiz Ibrahim is a Bangladeshi politician. He served as a member of parliament from Bhola-2 constituency during 2001–2006.[2] He was a BNP central committee member. He served as a director of state-owned Rupali Bank.[3] [4]

Career

From 1994 to 2003, Ibrahim served as the director of Rupali Bank Limited.[5] He was re-elected to board in 2003 despite Bangladesh Bank seeking an explanation why a director had served more than 6 years in a row at the bank against its rules. Rupali Bank was of the opinion as a state owned Bank that rule did not apply to them. Bangladesh Bank removed him in 2005.[6] Syed Muhammad Yunus, a tubewell businessman, addmited to the Anti Corruption Commission that he embezzled 240 million taka from the bank with the help of Ibrahim.[7]

In February 2007, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) published a list of 50 persons of top corrupt suspects which included Ibrahim's name.[8] [9] After the deadline of 72 hours to submit the wealth statements, Ibrahim was arrested by the joint forces.[10]

In October 2007, ACC investigation found Ibrahim and his younger brother, businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun guilty of illegally amassing Tk 171 crore in the preceding five years.[11]

In May 2007, ACC filed the cases against the couple and a special court indicted the couple in November the same year.[12] [13] [14] He was released on bail from Dhaka Central Jail in February 2009.[15] In October 2011, following an appeal filed by Ibrahim, the High Court acquitted both of them of the corruption charges.[16] But in August 2015, the Supreme Court scrapped those High Court acquittal verdicts.[17] [18]

In December 2008, nomination paper for the election from Bhola-2 constituency of Ibrahim was rejected as he was a convict in criminal cases and accused of total 18 cases.[19] [20] [21] [22]

In August 2011, ACC filed a case against Ibrahim and his wife for laundering $1.75 lakh to Singapore.[23] [24] A Dhaka court in December 2012 granted bail to them.[23] In October 2012, the Supreme Court stayed the money laundering case.[25]

In July 2013, a Barisal court framed charges against Ibrahim in a case filed over misappropriating relief items of corrugated tin.[26] [27]

Notes and References

  1. News: Banks kept open to probe Hafiz Ibrahim's assets in Barisal. The Daily Star. 2007-03-17. 2018-10-24.
  2. News: ACC sues former BNP MP Hafiz. 2017-03-14. The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. en.
  3. News: Credits granted under influence of Ex-BNP MP Hafiz Ibrahim. 2008-01-02. The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. en.
  4. News: Anti-graft team probing ex-MP Hafiz's bank documents. The Daily Star. 2007-03-17. 2018-10-24. 2018-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20181024113024/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/03/17/d7031701149.htm. dead.
  5. Web site: Rupali Bank directors rally behind Ibrahim . 2022-11-04 . The Daily Star.
  6. Web site: Hafiz Ibrahim loses Rupali Bank directorship . 2022-11-04 . The Daily Star.
  7. Web site: 2008-01-02 . Credits granted under influence of Ex-BNP MP Hafiz Ibrahim . 2022-11-04 . The Daily Star . en.
  8. News: 50 given 72 hours to submit wealth report. The Daily Star. 2007-02-19. 2018-08-24. 2018-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180825041332/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/02/19/d7021901011.htm. dead.
  9. News: List of 50. The Daily Star. 2007-02-19. 2018-08-24. 2018-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180825041256/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/02/19/d7021901096.htm. dead.
  10. News: Discrepancies in two wealth statements of Hafiz Ibrahim. The Daily Star. 2007-02-27. 2018-10-24.
  11. News: Mamun, brother Hafiz amass Tk 171cr in 5yrs. 2007-10-08. The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. en.
  12. News: ACC files cases against Mamun, Hafiz. The Daily Star. 2007-03-10. 2018-10-24.
  13. News: Disposal of Graft Appeals: Three years on, little progress on Supreme Court order. 2018-10-07. The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. en.
  14. News: Charges framed against Hafiz Ibrahim, Hasnat Abdullah. 2007-11-23. The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. en.
  15. News: Ex-BNP MP Hafiz freed on bail. 2009-02-20. The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. en.
  16. News: SC scraps acquittal of Hafiz Ibrahim, 3 others. 2015-08-24. The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. en.
  17. News: SC cancels acquittal of ex-MP Hafiz, 3 others. 2015-08-25. The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. en.
  18. News: SC asks HC to rehear verdict scrapping Hafiz's acquittal. 2016-08-25. The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. en.
  19. News: Hafiz Ibrahim, Moni among 32 barred in Barisal division. 2008-12-05. The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. en.
  20. News: BNP aspirants in Barisal divn include 2 convicts. 2008-12-02. The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. en.
  21. News: Ex-lawmakers Ibrahim, Moni granted bail. 2009-01-15. The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. en.
  22. News: Major parties in crisis to field candidates in Barisal region. 2008-10-14. The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. en.
  23. News: Hafiz Ibrahim, wife get bail. 2012-12-13. The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. en.
  24. News: Hafiz Ibrahim's wife accuses judge of contempt of court. 2015-11-17. The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. en.
  25. News: SC stays case against BNP MP Hafiz Ibrahim, wife. 2014-10-16. The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. en.
  26. News: Charge framed against Hafiz Ibrahim. The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. en. 2013-07-02.
  27. News: Hafiz, Mamun remanded. 2007-12-04. The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. en.

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