Ahsanul Haq Mollah (known as Pancha Mollah; died 12 December 2003)[1] was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a 4-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Kushtia-1 constituency.[2] He served as the State Minister of Post and Telecommunication in the Second Khaleda Cabinet during 2001–2003.[3][4]
Ahsanul Haq Mollah | |
|---|---|
আহসানুল হক মোল্লা | |
| State Minister of Post and Telecommunication | |
| In office 10 October 2001 – 23 May 2003 | |
| Member of Parliament for Kushtia-1 | |
| In office 5 March 1991 – 12 December 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Korban Ali |
| Succeeded by | Bachhu Mollah |
| Personal details | |
| Died | (aged 70) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Children | Bachhu Mollah |
Suffering from liver cancer, Mollah was taken to Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok on 23 November 2003. He was later declared clinically dead and he died after his arrival in Dhaka on the way to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.[1] His son, Bachhu Mollah, was later elected in a by-election for the vacant position of Jatiya Sangsad membership representing the Kushtia-1 constituency.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Former minister Ahsanul Haq Mollah dead". The Daily Star. 12 December 2003. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ "List of 8th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ "Bangladesh cabinet reshuffled". Gulf News. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ "Intra-party rivalry intensifies over ticket for Kushtia-1 by-polls". The Daily Star. 5 January 2004. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ "Another case against former Kushtia BNP MP". The Daily Star. 15 August 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2019.