Monirul Haque Sakku is a Bangladeshi politician[1] and the first and former mayor of the Cumilla City Corporation as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[2][3] On 19 May 2022, he was expelled from BNP for breaching party discipline and again joined BNP in 2023. He was pourashva mayor before 2012. He has a daughter, Sunzida Haque.[citation needed]
Monirul Haque Sakku | |
|---|---|
মনিরুল হক সাক্কু | |
| Mayor of Comilla | |
| In office 5 January 2012 – 15 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Arfanul Haque Rifat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Comilla, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Spouse | Afroza Jesmin |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Comilla |
| Occupation | Politician |
Career
editOn 7 January 2008, the Anti-Corruption Commission sued Sakku and his wife for illegal wealth. He was charged on 4 February 2016 but his wife's, Afroza Jasmine, was dropped. On 22 November 2017 a trial court found him innocent of all charges.[4]
On 5 January 2012, Sakku was elected mayor of Comilla on a nomination of Citizens Committee. He is a former president of the Comilla City unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He had been expelled from the party.[5]
Sakku was nominated by Bangladesh Nationalist Party to contest the mayoral election in Comilla in 2017.[6] He was re-elected mayor on 31 March 2017. A correspondent of The Daily Star reported seeing some activists of Awami League stuff ballots for their candidate.[7] His candidacy was supported by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.[8]
He was removed from the BNP national executive committee in December 2021.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Independent TV chairman, 3 others sued". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ কুমিল্লার প্রথম মেয়র নির্বাচিত হলেন মনিরুল হক সাক্কু. IRIB World Service (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Sakku sinks AL favourite Afzal". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Comilla city mayor Sakku gets clean chit in graft case". Dhaka Tribune. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Comilla votes Sakku to victory". bdnews24.com. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "BNP nominates Monirul Haque Sakku for Comilla City Corporation election". bdnews24.com. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "BNP's Monirul wins Comilla city polls". The Daily Star. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Think Jamaat is finished? Think again". Dhaka Tribune. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Cumilla city mayor Sakku relieved from BNP's executive committee". UNB. Retrieved 13 December 2021.