Monirul Haque Sakku

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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Monirul Haque Takku
|native_name = মনিরুল হক সাক্কু
|native_name_lang = bn
|office = 1st [[Comilla City Corporation|Mayor of Comilla]]
|term_start =5 January 2012
|term_end =
|primeminister = [[Sheikh Hasina]]
|nationality = Bangladeshi
|predecessor = Afzal Khan
|residence = [[Comilla]]
|occupation = [[Politician]]
|birth_date = [[Comilla]], [[Bangladesh]]
|party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
}}

'''Monirul Haque Sakku''' is a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/55139/Independent-TV-chairman-3-others-sued|title=Independent TV chairman, 3 others sued|newspaper=Prothom Alo|access-date=2016-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115075009/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/55139/Independent-TV-chairman-3-others-sued|archive-date=2016-11-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the first and incumbent mayor of the [[Cumilla City Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bangla.irib.ir/2010-04-21-08-29-09/2010-04-21-08-29-54/item/33879-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81 |language=bn |script-title=bn:কুমিল্লার প্রথম মেয়র নির্বাচিত হলেন মনিরুল হক সাক্কু|work=bangla.irib.ir |accessdate=2015-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052546/http://bangla.irib.ir/2010-04-21-08-29-09/2010-04-21-08-29-54/item/33879-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=217193|title=Sakku sinks AL favourite Afzal|work=thedailystar.net|accessdate=2015-10-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediander.com/connects/11782070/monirul-haque/#!/video|title=monirul haque sakku mayor comilla city|work=mediander.com|accessdate=2015-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914085542/http://www.mediander.com/connects/11782070/monirul-haque/#!/video|archive-date=2016-09-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 13 December 2021, he has been relieved from BNP national executive committee for breaching party discipline.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Developer)|first=Md Ashequl Morsalin Ibne Kamal(Team Leader){{!}} Niloy Saha(Sr Web Developer){{!}} Shohana Afroz(Web Developer){{!}} Jobayer Hossain(Web|title=Cumilla city mayor Sakku relieved from BNP’s executive committee|url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/cumilla-city-mayor-sakku-relieved-from-bnps-executive-committee/84074|access-date=2021-12-13|website=unb.com.bd|language=English}}</ref>

== Career ==
On 7 January 2008, [[Anti-Corruption Commission (Bangladesh)]] 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-11-22|title=Comilla city mayor Sakku gets clean chit in graft case|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/2017/11/22/comilla-city-mayor-sakku-gets-clean-chit-graft-case/|access-date=2020-07-10|work=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref>

On 5 January 2012, Sakku was elected Mayor of Comilla on a nomination of Citizens Committee. He is a former President of Comilla City unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He had been expelled from the Party.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Comilla votes Sakku to victory|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2012/01/05/comilla-votes-sakku-to-victory|access-date=2020-07-10|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref>

Sakku was nominated by Bangladesh Nationalist Party to contest the Mayoral election in Comilla in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |title=BNP nominates Monirul Haque Sakku for Comilla City Corporation election|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2017/02/26/bnp-nominates-monirul-haque-sakku-for-comilla-city-corporation-election|access-date=2020-07-10|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-03-31|title=BNP's Monirul wins Comilla city polls|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/bnps-monirul-wins-comilla-city-polls-1384141|access-date=2020-07-10|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> His candidacy was supported by [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-04-16|title=Think Jamaat is finished? Think again|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2017/04/16/think-jamaat-finished-think|access-date=2020-07-10|work=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref>

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