Rafiqul Islam Miah Explained

Rafiqul Islam Miah
Native Name:রফিকুল ইসলাম মিয়া
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Minister of Housing and Public Works
Term Start:1991
Term End:1996
Party:Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Spouse:Shaheed Rafiq

Rafiqul Islam Miah is a Bangladeshi barrister and politician.[1] He served as the State Minister for Labour and Manpower and later as Minister of Housing and Public Works in the first Khaleda Zia cabinet during 1991–1996.[2] He also served as Minister of Education in the government formed after the February 1996 Bangladeshi general election.[3]

Career

In September 2007, Miah served as the lawyer of Begum Khaleda Zia when she was arrested on charges of corruption and misuse of power.[4] In 2008 Rafiqul represented the Bihari community in Bangladesh as they were granted citizenship status by High Court of Bangladesh.[5] He is currently a member of the National Standing Committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

Conviction

In 2001, Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh sent Miah a notice to submit his wealth statement.[6] Failure to comply with that notice, in January 2004, led a case filed against him.[7] On 19 November 2018, he was sentenced to three years in prison and was arrested from his Eskaton home the same day .[8] On 26 November, he secured a six-month bail from the High Court which also stayed the fines.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Rafiqul Islam Mia arrested hours after conviction. 2018-11-21. The Daily Star. en. 2019-01-11.
  2. Book: Hunter, B.. The Statesman's Year-Book 1993-94. 186. 2016-12-23. Springer. 9780230271227. en.
  3. Web site: Former Education Ministers.
  4. News: Bangladesh police arrest a former prime minister. 2007-09-03. The New York Times. 2019-01-11. en-US. 0362-4331.
  5. News: Stranded Biharis now Bangladeshi Citizens. The Daily Star.
  6. News: Senior BNP leader Rafiqul Islam arrested. 2018-11-20. Dhaka Tribune. 2019-01-11.
  7. News: Graft: BNP leader Rafiqul Islam sent to jail. 2018-11-21. The Daily Star. en. 2019-01-11.
  8. News: BNP senior leader Rafiqul Islam Miah arrested. Prothom Alo. en. 2019-01-11.
  9. News: BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Mia gets bail from High Court. 2018-11-26. Dhaka Tribune. 2019-01-11.