Sadeque Hossain Khoka
Sadeque Hossain Khoka | |
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সাদেক হোসেন খোকা | |
7th Member of Parliament | |
In office 20 March 1991 – 29 October 2006 | |
Preceded by | Jahangir Mohammad Adel |
Succeeded by | Mostofa Jalal Mohiuddin[2][3][4][5][6] |
Constituency | Dhaka-7 |
Personal details | |
Born | Dacca, East Bengal, Pakistan | 12 May 1952
Died | 4 November 2019 New York City, U.S. | (aged 67)
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Spouse | Ismat Ara |
Children |
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Education | Psychologist |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Mukti Bahini |
Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War |
Sadeque Hossain Khoka (12 May 1952 – 4 November 2019) was a Bangladeshi politician.[7] He served as the 2nd mayor of Dhaka City Corporation during 2002 to 2011. He was the vice chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and was President of undivided Dhaka city BNP for longest period of the organisation's existence.[8]
Early life and career
Khoka was born in a Muslim family. His father was an engineer and a social worker.
Khoka was first elected to the
Khoka resigned from the mayoral duties of Dhaka on 29 November 2011, when the government passed a bill in parliament to split DCC (Dhaka City Corporation) into two parts and renamed them DCC North and DCC South.
In 2013, Khoka compared the
Family
Khoka was married to Ismat Ara and had two sons and a daughter. His eldest son Ishraque Hossain is a politician and Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2018 Mayoral election in Dhaka. Another son Ishfaque Hossain is now a Bachelor level student from University of Hertfordshire. His daughter Sarika Sadeque is married to Ahmed Iftekhar, Son of Ahmad Nazir, Ex Parliament Member. Both of them pursued MBA degree from Durham University.
Death
Khoka died from cancer on 4 November 2019 in New York.[11][12]
References
- ^ "Cabinet of Bangladesh 2001". Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "List of 5th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Member's of 8th Parliament of Bangladesh". bdaffairs.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Khoka on Munshigonj.com". munshigonj.com.
- ^ a b "Amnesty wants neutral probe into Motijheel crackdown". Weekly Holiday. No. 1. May 10, 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ মৃত্যুর সাথে পাঞ্জা লড়ছেন সাদেক হোসেন খোকা. FBDnews24 (in Bengali). 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
- ^ "Motijheel massacre spawns unintended consequences". Weekly Holiday. No. 1. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Sadeque Hossain Khoka passes away". The Daily Star. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ সাদেক হোসেন খোকা আর নেই. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-11-04.