Aminul Haque (politician)

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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Other people||Aminul Haque (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Aminul Haque
| native_name = আমিনুল হক
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = Aminul Haque.jpg
| constituency_MP = [[Rajshahi-1]]
| term_start = 1991
| term_end = 2006
| successor = [[Omor Faruk Chowdhury]]
| office1 = [[Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology|Posts and Telecommunications Minister]]
| term_start1 = 2001
| term_end1 = 2006
| birth_date = 1942/1943
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2019|04|21|76|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
}}
'''Aminul Haque''' (1942/1943 – 21 April 2019) was a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician who served as the [[Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology|Bangladesh Minister of Post and Telecommunications]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/09/23/d50923050256p.htm|title=6-day BCS computer show kicks off|work=The Daily Star|date=2005-09-23|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/05/12/d50512100184.htm|title=Chand Sultana Literacy Prize-2004|work=The Daily Star|date=2005-05-12|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/julhasuddin-ahmad-and-late-nilufar-yasmin-awarded-nazrul-medal|title=Julhasuddin Ahmad and late Nilufar Yasmin awarded Nazrul Medal|date=2003-05-29|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-10-03|language=en}}</ref> A member of the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] (BNP), he represented [[Rajshahi-1]] as a member of parliament from 1991 to 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://amardesh.com/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=52|title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Electoral Area Results Comparison - Amar Desh Online|website=amardesh.com|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Haque was a barrister. He was elected a member of parliament from the [[Rajshahi-1]] constituency in the elections held in 1991, 1996 and 2001.<ref name=jail>{{cite news |title=Aminul sent to jail on surrender |date=2009-07-09 |work=The Daily Star|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-95894|access-date=2018-10-03|language=en}}</ref> He served as the [[Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology|Post and Telecommunications Minister]] during 2001–2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/06/21/d30621060150.htm|title=Malaysia urged to recruit more Bangladeshi workers|work=The Daily Star|date=2003-06-21|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref>

== Allegations and imprisonments ==
In 2005, a BNP MP from [[Rajshahi-3]] constituency, Abu Hena alleged that Haque was among several party members who were affiliated with [[Bangla Bhai]], military commander of a local Islamist organization.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/11/26/d51126060973.htm|title=Rajshahi BNP hails move while AL sees sign of row in ruling party|work=The Daily Star|date=2005-11-26|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref><ref name=annoy>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/10/09/d61009070389.htm|title=BNP in bad book of indigenous voters, annoyed Jamaat|work=The Daily Star|date=2006-10-09|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2005/12/02/cover.htm|title=Dancing with the Devil|work=The Daily Star|date=2005-12-02|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref> In November, Hena was expelled from the party for the statements over the rise of Islamic militancy in the country.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2005/11/23/abu-hena-mp-expelled-from-bnp-1st-ld|title=Abu Hena MP expelled from BNP, 1st Ld|date=2005-11-23|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref> Bangla Bhai, before his execution in January 2007, disclosed Haque's name as one of the patrons of Islamist militancy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-84472|title=Former minister Aminul seeks review of cases|date=2009-04-18|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en}}</ref> In July 2007, Haque was sentenced ''in absentia'' to 31 years and six months' imprisonment for aiding and abetting the militants of [[Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh]] (JMB) in extorting and torturing people in [[Bagmara Upazila]] in 2004.<ref name=surrender>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/07/27/d7072701011.htm|title=JMB patron Aminul jailed - 24 others also handed 31 years behind bars for helping militants|work=The Daily Star|author=Anwar Ali|date=2007-07-27|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref> In May 2009, [[Frontline World]], a US-based news service, reported he had received bribes from the German company, [[Siemens]] in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/bribe/2009/05/bangladesh.html |title=Bangladesh: Bribery's Dangerous Beneficiary |work=Frontline World|language=en|access-date=2017-07-30|date=2009-05-11}}</ref>

In July 2009, Haque surrendered and was sent to jail.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-95894|title=Aminul sent to jail on surrender|date=2009-07-07|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en}}</ref>

In January 2018, [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] [[Sheikh Hasina]] named Haque as one of the 50 Bangladeshis whose names were included in the [[Paradise Papers]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/tarique-rahman-arafat-rahman-koko-laundered-one-billion-in-belgium-malaysia-says-prime-minister-sheikh-hasina-1517872|title=Tarique, Koko laundered $1b to Belgium, Malaysia: PM|date=2018-01-10|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en}}</ref>

== Death ==
Haque died on 21 April 2019 at the age of 76 by lung cancer .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/news/bnp-leader-barrister-aminul-haque-passes-away-1732894|title=BNP leader Barrister Aminul Haque passes away|date=21 April 2019|website=The Daily Star|language=en|accessdate=21 April 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1940s births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Rajshahi District]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians]]
[[Category:5th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:6th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:7th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:8th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology ministers]]
[[Category:Date of birth missing]]

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