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DeutschZiaul Haque Zia
Ziaul Haque Zia | |
|---|---|
| জিয়াউল হক জিয়া | |
| State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives | |
| In office 10 October 2001 – 28 October 2006[1] | |
| Succeeded by | Jahangir Kabir Nanak |
| Member of Parliament for Laxmipur-1 | |
| In office 20 March 1991 – 27 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | M. A. Gofran |
| Succeeded by | Nazim Uddin Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1953 Keturi, Noakhali District, Bengal Presidency |
| Died | 4 November 2016 (aged 63) Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Ziaul Haque Zia (Bengali: জ়িয়াউল হ়ক় জ়িয়া; 11 March 1953 – 4 November 2016) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He was a 4-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Lakshmipur-1 constituency. He served as the minister of local government, rural development and co-operatives between 2001 and 2006.[2]
Early life
[edit]Zia was born on 11 March 1953, into a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Keturi in Bhadur Union, Ramganj, Noakhali District, Bengal Presidency (now in Lakshmipur District, Bangladesh).
Career
[edit]Zia started working in Rupali Bank. He joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1986.[2] In 2008, the special court convicted Zia of amassing wealth illegally and concealing information from the Anti-Corruption Commission.[3][4] In 2009, a High Court bench granted bail to eight convicts including Zia.[5] He was the owner of Royal Filling Station, situated in Dhaka's Mohakhali area. The caretaker government confiscated the station in 2007 but it was later returned to Zia.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Zia was married to Nasima Haque, with whom he had one son, Mashfiqul Haque Joy and one daughter, Priyanka Haque[6]
Death
[edit]Zia died on 4 November 2016 under treatment for cancer at Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.[2][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cabinet of Bangladesh 2001".
- ^ a b c "Former BNP state minister Ziaul Haque Zia dies". bdnews24.com. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ Haque, A.N.M. Nurul (22 June 2008). "The convicted politicians". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Ex-state minister Zia, family charged". The Daily Star. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "8 convicts get bail". The Daily Star. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Shafik Rehman faces court May 22". The Daily Star. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Ex-state minister Ziaul Haque Zia no more". Bangla News. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.