Mohammad Quamrul Islam Explained

Mohammad Quamrul Islam
Native Name:মোহাম্মদ কামরুল ইসলাম
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:State Minister for Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment
Term Start:10 October 2001
Term End:9 July 2006
Successor:Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad
Office1:State Minister for Shipping
Term Start1:9 July 2006
Term End1:29 October 2006
Predecessor1:Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury
Office2:Member of Parliament
Term Start2:September 1991
Term End2:June 1996
Constituency2:Dhaka-5
Predecessor2:Mohammad Siraj Uddin Ahmed
Term Start3:28 October 2001
Term End3:27 October 2006
Predecessor3:AKM Rahmat Ullah
Successor3:Habibur Rahman Mollah
Party:Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Rank: Major
Serviceyears:1975-1988
Unit:East Bengal Regiment
Commands:

Major (Retd.) Mohammad Quamrul Islam is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-5 constituency in the 5th, 6th and 8th parliaments.[1] [2] [3] He was also a former state minister for expatriate welfare and overseas employment ministry, and also shipping ministry in the second Khaleda Zia cabinet.[4] [5] [6]

Career

Islam served in the Bangladesh Army and retired with the rank of major.[7]

During the 2007-2008 caretaker government, Islam confessed to corruption to the Truth and Accountability Commission.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of 8th Parliament Members . Bangladesh Parliament . 23 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180918161135/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/8th%20Parliament%20.pdf . 18 September 2018.
  2. Web site: List of 5th Parliament Members . Bangladesh Parliament . 23 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711110117/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/5th%20Parliament%20.pdf . 11 July 2022.
  3. Web site: List of 6th Parliament Members . Bangladesh Parliament . 23 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180915084544/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/6th%20Parliament%20.pdf . 15 September 2018.
  4. News: Portfolios of 2 state ministers changed . The Daily Star . 10 July 2006 . 23 September 2020.
  5. News: Dying for a better life . Star Weekend Magazine . The Daily Star . 3 March 2018.
  6. News: Manpower export to Malaysia unlikely to resume in Nov . 17 October 2004 . The Daily Star . 3 March 2018.
  7. News: List of suspects published by newspaper . bdnews24.com . 3 March 2018 . 30 September 2007.
  8. News: 2009-04-02 . PM discloses list of 456 people seeking Tac clemency . 2022-03-27 . The Daily Star . en.