Ziaul Haque Zia
Ziaul Haque Zia | |
|---|---|
| জিয়াউল হক জিয়া | |
Nazim Uddin Ahmed | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1953 Keturi, Noakhali District, Bengal Presidency |
| Died | November 4, 2016 (aged 63) Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Ziaul Haque Zia (Bengali: জ়িয়াউল হ়ক় জ়িয়া; 11 March 1953 – 4 November 2016) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He was a 4-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Lakshmipur-1 constituency. He served as the Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives between 2001 and 2006.[2]
Early life
Zia was born on 11 March 1953, into a
Bengali Muslim family in the village of Keturi in Bhadur Union, Ramganj, Noakhali District, Bengal Presidency (now in Lakshmipur District, Bangladesh
).
Career
Zia started working in
Rupali Bank. He joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1986.[2] In 2008, the special court convicted Zia of amassing wealth illegally and concealing information from the Anti-Corruption Commission.[3][4] In 2009, a High Court bench granted bail to eight convicts including Zia.[5]
Personal life
Zia was married to Nasima Haque, with whom he had one son, Mashfiqul Haque Joy & one daughter, Priyanka Haque[6]
Death
Zia died on 4 November 2016 under treatment for cancer at Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.[2][7]
References
- ^ "Cabinet of Bangladesh 2001".
- ^ a b c "Former BNP state minister Ziaul Haque Zia dies". bdnews24.com. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ Haque, A.N.M. Nurul (22 June 2008). "The convicted politicians". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Ex-state minister Zia, family charged". The Daily Star. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "8 convicts get bail". The Daily Star. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Shafik Rehman faces court May 22". The Daily Star. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Ex-state minister Ziaul Haque Zia no more". Bangla News. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.