Rafiqul Islam Miah | |
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রফিকুল ইসলাম মিয়া | |
Minister of Housing and Public Works | |
In office 1991–1996 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
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]
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.[ citation needed]
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]
Rafiqul Islam Miah | |
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রফিকুল ইসলাম মিয়া | |
Minister of Housing and Public Works | |
In office 1991–1996 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
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]
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.[ citation needed]
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]