Ataur Rahman Khan (BNP politician)

Ataur Rahman Khan (Bengali: আতাউর রহমান খাঁন) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Kishoreganj-3.

Ataur Rahman Khan
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
In office
1991–1996
Preceded byAtaur Rahman Khan
Succeeded byMasood Helali
Personal details
Born20th-century
Itna, Kishoreganj, Mymensingh district
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Khan was a founding member of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh.

Career

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Khan was a founding member of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh.[1] In 1988, on a tour with senior leaders of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh, he visited Afghanistan and met with Osama bin Laden.[2][1] They had flown to Pakistan where they were hosted by Qari Saifullah Akhtar and were driven by Abdur Rahman Shahi, a Bangladeshi mujahadeen, to Afghanistan.[1]

Khan was elected to parliament from Kishoreganj-3 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1991.[3] He received 57,671 votes while his nearest rival, Md. Fazlur Rahman of the Awami League, received 40,205 votes.[3]

Personal life

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After the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, his son Waliur Rahman Khan was appointed Khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque replacing Ruhul Amin.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Raman, B. (4 September 2007). "The Harkat-Ul-Jihad-Al-Islami Of Bangladesh (HUJI--B)". Outlook. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Target Taliban rule". The Daily Star. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ বায়তুল মোকাররমের নতুন খতিব ড. ওয়ালিয়ুর. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.