Taimur Alam Khandaker is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the general secretary of Trinamool BNP.[1] He is the former chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation.[2][3]
Career edit
From 2001 to 2006, Khandaker was the chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation.[4]
In October 2007, the Anti-corruption Commission identified Khandaker, former chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation, as a corruption suspect.[5] Mohammad Hanif, General Secretary of Dhaka Auto Rickshaw Shramik Union, sued Khandaker and Barrister Nazmul Huda, former Minister of Communication, on charges of misappropriating 10 million BDT from the Union.[6] Bangladesh High Court cancelled a letter by the Anti-corruption Commission asking Khandaker to submit a wealth statement.[7] Bangladesh Supreme Court cancelled the High Court order in March 2008.[8] In June, he was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment on charges of taking a bribe from Nikunja Model Service Centre.[9] The Anti-corruption Commission sued him on charges of illegal wealth in November 2008.[10] His wife, Nasima Haque, and son, Mashfiqul Haque, were also in the charge sheet.[11] He had 11 criminal cases against him.[4] He collected nomination forms from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[12] In 2009, he was elected President of Narayanganj District unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[13]
Khandaker, contested the 2011 Narayanganj City Corporation election backed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party but withdrew at the last moment alleging the vote was rigged in favor of the ruling Awami League.[14][15]
In September 2014, Khandaker was arrested in Dhaka on a vandalism case filed by Sayed Ruhul Arefin.[16] He was the president of Narayanganj District unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and chairman of Bangladesh Jatiya Badhir Sangsthya.[16] In December 2016, he contested the Narayanganj City Corporation election as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate.[17][18]
Khandaker contested the Narayanganj City Corporation election as an independent candidate in January 2022.[19] He lost but blamed the government for rigging the election.[20] He alleged his polling agents were not allowed in the polling centers.[21] He was the advisor of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia.[22] He was expelled from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for participating in the election against the party decision.[22][23] He said he would continue to work for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[24] He was also removed from the post of advisor to the party chairperson.[25]
In September 2023, Khandaker was elected general secretary of Trinamool BNP.[26] He collected the nomination form for Narayanganj-1 for the 12th parliamentary elections in November 2023.[27] He lost to Awami League candidate Golam Dastagir Gazi.[28] After the elections, he warned Bangladesh was at the risk of becoming a one party state.[29]
References edit
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- ^ "'90pc driving licences obtained through unfair means'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Correspondent, Staff (2007-10-31). "Quader sued for hiding wealth". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ a b "Taimur Alam Khandaker". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "ACC makes public list of 35". The Daily Star. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Huda, Taimur sued for Tk 1crore CNG scam". The Daily Star. 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Correspondent, Staff (2008-03-14). "SC says ACC notice legal". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "SC says ACC notice legal". The Daily Star. 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Correspondent, Staff (2008-06-13). "Ex-BRTC boss Taimur jailed for 14yrs". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "ACC okays filing of 2 graft cases". The Daily Star. 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Unb, Dhaka (2008-06-10). "Salman, Sohel, Mahmudur to be chargesheeted". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Convicts, reformists too rush to get BNP ticket". The Daily Star. 2008-11-26. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Correspondent, Staff (2009-11-25). "Conflict-ridden BNP units get more time". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "BNP asks election commissioners to step down". The Daily Star. 2011-10-30. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Report, Star (2011-10-31). "V for Ivy". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ a b "N'ganj BNP leader Taimur arrested". The Daily Star. 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Report, Star Online (2016-11-19). "NCC polls: Taimur to vie with BNP ticket despite unwillingness". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Liton, Shakhawat (2016-11-20). "Ivy now in a new battle". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Taimur casts his vote". The Daily Star. 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "It's a defeat for the govt, not me: Taimur". The Daily Star. 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Agent not allowed to enter a polling station, Taimur says". The Daily Star. 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ a b "Former BNP leaders at the helm of Trinamool BNP". The Daily Star. 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "BNP now expels Taimur". The Business Standard. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Desk, Prothom Alo English (2022-01-19). "I will work for BNP as activist: Taimur". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Correspondent (2022-01-03). "Taimur Alam removed from Khaleda Zia's advisor post". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Report, Star Digital (2023-09-19). "Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury elected chairperson of Trinamool BNP". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Taimur collects nomination form for Narayanganj-1". The Daily Star. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Ex-BNP leaders Shamsher, Taimur lose to AL candidates". The Business Standard. 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Bangladesh heading towards one-party state: Trinamool BNP". The Daily Star. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-11.