A. K. M. A. Awal Saydur Rahman: Difference between revisions

'''A. K. M. A. Awal Saydur Rahman''' (known as '''AKMA Awal'''; born 3 March 1954)<ref name=formermp>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-10th-parliament-members-bangla?layout=edit&id=2206&csrt=11525760009484492368|title=Constituency 127_10th_Bn|website=www.parliament.gov.bd|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref> is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and a former [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member representing the [[Pirojpur-1]] constituency  during 2009–2018.<ref name=formermp/> As of September 2020, he has been serving as the president of the Pirojpur district Awami League branch.<ref name=21SEP2020/>

Awal studied up to H.S.C..<ref>{{cite web |title=A.K.M.A. Awal -এ,কে,এম,এ আউয়াল (সাইদুর রহমান) Biography |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/520/biography |website=Amarmp |accessdate=15 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

Awal was elected to the parliament from Pirojpur-1 in 2008 and re-elected on 5 January 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.<ref>{{cite web |title=A.K.M.A. Awal History |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/520/history |website=Amarmp |accessdate=15 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref> On January 2012, he testified against [[Delwar Hossain Sayedee]] at the [[International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh)|International Crimes Tribunal]].<ref>{{cite news |title=MP Awal finishes deposition against Sayedee |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2012/01/10/mp-awal-finishes-deposition-against-sayedee |accessdate=15 December 2018 |work=bdnews24.com}}</ref>

On 30 December 2019, [[Anti-Corruption Commission (Bangladesh)|Anti-Corruption Commission]] (ACC) filed three cases against Awal. In the first case, he, along with his wife, Laila Parvin, took lease of a government land using fake documents and built a three-storied building on it. In the second case, he was accused of illegally grabbing another land and built a bungalow in [[Nesarabad (Swarupkati) Upazila|Swarupkati Upazila]]. The third case accused him of grabbing a 44 decimal pond known as “Rajar Pukur” in Pirojpur town and erecting a boundary wall to keep it in his possession.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-31|title=ACC sues former AL lawmaker AKMA Awal|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/acc-sues-former-al-lawmaker-akma-awal-1847563|access-date=2020-09-23|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> They took  interim bail from the High Court on 7 January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-16|title=SC upholds ex-MP Awal and his wife's bail in graft cases|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/2020/02/16/sc-upholds-ex-mp-awal-and-his-wife-s-bail-in-graft-cases|access-date=2020-09-23|website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> On 3 March, a Pirojpur court ordered to send Awal and Parvin to jail after rejecting their bail prayer.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-03|title=Court orders to send Pirojpur ex-MP, wife to jail|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/news/ex-mp-wife-sent-jail-pirojpur-1875814|access-date=2020-09-23|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> But the court reversed the ruling four hours later and granted the bail.<ref name=revdenial>{{Cite web|title=Ex-MP Awal, wife get bail hours after denial|url=http://m.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/239451/2020-03-04|access-date=2020-09-23|website=Ex-MP Awal, wife get bail hours after denial}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=HC issues rules on bail order for ex- AL MP Awal, his wife|url=http://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/hc-issues-rules-on-bail-order-for-ex-al-mp-awal-his-wife/57557|access-date=2020-09-23|website=unb.com.bd|language=en-US|date=2020-09-17}}</ref> Meanwhile, District and Sessions judge, Abdul Mannan, was stand released on the charges of corruption.<ref name=revdenial/> On 21 September, the Pirojpur court extended the bail for another month.<ref name=21SEP2020>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-21|title=Graft case: Bail of ex-AL MP Awal, his wife extended for a month|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/corruption-case-ex-mp-awal-his-wife-bail-extended-month-1964945|access-date=2020-09-23|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>  

In January 2021, a Senior Special Judge's Court of Dhaka ordered ACC to freeze 18 bank accounts and seize documents of 40 scheduled immovable properties of Awal and Parvin. The order was upheld by a High Court bench in May 25.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-01|title=Ex-MP Awal, wife seek HC directives to release bank accounts|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/law-our-rights/law-news/news/ex-mp-awal-wife-seek-hc-directives-release-bank-accounts-2103113|access-date=2021-06-13|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>