Qazi Saleemul Huq (known as Quazi Kamal) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Magura-2 constituency during 1994–1996 and 2001–2006.[1] He is the founder of GQ Group of Industries, a manufacturing based organization in Bangladesh.[2]
Quazi Kamal | |
|---|---|
কাজী কামাল | |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Magura-2 | |
| In office March 1994 – 30 March 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Asaduzzaman |
| Succeeded by | Biren Sikder |
| In office 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006 | |
| Succeeded by | Biren Sikder |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Kamal has been imprisoned since February 2018 for a 10-year sentence in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.[3]
Career
editKamal was elected in parliament from Magura-2 in the 1994 by-election as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).[4] In 2001 he was elected again from the same constituency. He was appointed as the president of Magura District unit of the party.[5]
In January 2008, Kamal was acquitted from a case of abetting former state minister Salahuddin Ahmed in extorting money.[6]
On 10 August 2016, Kamal resigned from the executive committee of BNP over the inclusion of Nitai Roy Chowdhury in the committee.[7][8]
Kamal, along with the former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman, Mominur Rahman, Kamal Uddin Siddique and Sharfuddin Ahmed, were sentenced to imprisonment in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case on 8 February 2018.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Lawyer says Khaleda will challenge graft conviction in High Court". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Businessman, ex-MP Kamal leaves BNP protesting 'shady figures' in key posts". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Biswas, Prokash. "Khaleda committed state financial crime by embezzling Zia Orphanage Trust fund: Court". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Party men demand punishment of ex-BNP MP in Magura". The Daily Star. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Magura's Quazi Kamal also quits BNP committee". The Daily Sun. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Ex-state minister Salahuddin jailed for 7 years". The Daily Star. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Quazi Kamal quits BNP executive committee". clickittefaq.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Now Magura's Quazi Kamal quits BNP committee". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Khaleda Zia jailed for five years in corruption case". Daily News. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Khaleda Zia jailed for five years in corruption case". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 9 February 2018.