Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal (born 31 December 1950) is a Bangladesh Awami League Politician. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-11 and Dhaka-12 constituencies.[1] He is a former Minister of Home Affairs of Bangladesh.[2]

Asaduzzaman Khan
আসাদুজ্জামান খাঁন
Khan in 2023
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
15 July 2015 – 5 August 2024
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byMuhiuddin Khan Alamgir
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
In office
12 January 2014 – 6 August 2024
Preceded bySheikh Fazle Noor Taposh
ConstituencyDhaka-12
In office
29 January 2009 – 28 January 2014
Preceded byS. A. Khaleque
Succeeded byAKM Rahmatullah
ConstituencyDhaka-11
Personal details
Born (1950-12-31) 31 December 1950 (age 73)
Dhaka, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
OccupationPolitician, businessman

Early life

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Khan was born on 31 December 1950 in Monipuripara, Dhaka, in the then East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan. His home district is Dohar, Dhaka. In 1965, he completed his SSC from Tejgaon Polytechnic High school (Now Tejgaon Government High School) and in 1967, he completed his HSC from Jagannath College which is among the reputed colleges today.[3]

Career

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Khan was a member of the Mukti Bahini and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971. He served in sector 2 under Captain Abdul Halim Chowdhury. He was elected to Parliament in December 2008. From 2009 to 2013, he served in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Housing and Public Works. He was a member of the Bangladesh Press Council. He founded the Dohar Padma College. He served as the President of the Ispahani School and College and Tejgaon College, two reputed colleges (both founded after Bangladesh's liberation war). He is a senate member of the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University. He was re-elected in January 2014 and on 12 January 2014, he was made the State Minister of Home Affairs. On 14 July 2015 he was made the Minister of Home Affairs.[3]

On 13 August 2024, a murder complaint was filed at a court in Dhaka against Khan and five other government officials, including Ex- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, regarding the killing of a grocer during the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement on 19 July.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "List of 11th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. ^ Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra; Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim (7 January 2019). "Hasina Axes Heavyweights". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b মাননীয় স্বরাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রী. ssd.gov.bd. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh's ex-PM investigated for murder". BBC. 13 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh court orders probe in murder case against ex-PM Sheikh Hasina". Al Jazeera. 13 August 2024.

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