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'''HBM Iqbal''' is a [[Bangladesh]] Awami League politician and former Member of Parliament from [[Ramna]]-[[Tejgaon Thana|Tejgaon]], Dhaka.<ref name="vec">{{cite web|title=Four injured in reckless driving by ex-Awami League MP HBM Iqbal’s underage nephew at Gulshan|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/10/14/four-injured-in-reckless-driving-by-ex-awami-league-mp-hbm-iqbals-underage-nephew-at-gulshan|website=bdnews24.com|accessdate=8 December 2016}}</ref>
'''HBM Iqbal''' is a [[Bangladesh]] Awami League politician and former Member of Parliament from [[Ramna]]-[[Tejgaon Thana|Tejgaon]], Dhaka.<ref name="vec">{{cite web|title=Four injured in reckless driving by ex-Awami League MP HBM Iqbal’s underage nephew at Gulshan|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/10/14/four-injured-in-reckless-driving-by-ex-awami-league-mp-hbm-iqbals-underage-nephew-at-gulshan|website=bdnews24.com|accessdate=8 December 2022}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Iqbal was elected from [[Dhaka-10]] in 1996.<ref name="vec" /> He faced criticism after shots were fired from his rally on a rally of then opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, in  2001.<ref name="vec" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-152486|title=Photos From The Incident|date=2010-08-27|website=The Daily Star|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326041827/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-152486|archive-date=2019-03-26|access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref>  Four people in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party rally were killed in the shooting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2007/10/22/dulal-remanded-in-2001-malibagh-shooting|title=Dulal remanded in 2001 Malibagh shooting|website=bdnews24.com|access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref> He was charged in 2003,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/charges-pressed-against-iqbal-23-others|title=Charges pressed against Iqbal, 23 others|date=2003-01-01|website=The Daily Star|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326041826/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/charges-pressed-against-iqbal-23-others|archive-date=2019-03-26|access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref> but the case was dropped in 2010 after the Ministry of Home Affairs recommended charges be dropped in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2010/08/26/al-leaders-relieved-from-2001-murder-case|title=AL leaders relieved from 2001 murder case|website=bdnews24.com|access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/national/article/4292/Iqbal-Shaon-12-others-acquitted-of-Malibagh-murder-charges|title=Iqbal, Shaon, 12 others acquitted of Malibagh murder charges|date=2010-08-25|website=banglanews24.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref>
Iqbal was elected from [[Dhaka-10]] in 1996.<ref name="vec" /> He faced criticism after shots were fired from his rally on a rally of then opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, in  2001.<ref name="vec" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-152486|title=Photos From The Incident|date=2010-08-27|website=The Daily Star|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326041827/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-152486|archive-date=2019-03-26|access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref>  Four people in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party rally were killed in the shooting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2007/10/22/dulal-remanded-in-2001-malibagh-shooting|title=Dulal remanded in 2001 Malibagh shooting|website=bdnews24.com|access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref> He was charged in 2003,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/charges-pressed-against-iqbal-23-others|title=Charges pressed against Iqbal, 23 others|date=2003-01-01|website=The Daily Star|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326041826/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/charges-pressed-against-iqbal-23-others|archive-date=2019-03-26|access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref> but the case was dropped in 2010 after the Ministry of Home Affairs recommended charges be dropped in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2010/08/26/al-leaders-relieved-from-2001-murder-case|title=AL leaders relieved from 2001 murder case|website=bdnews24.com|access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/national/article/4292/Iqbal-Shaon-12-others-acquitted-of-Malibagh-murder-charges|title=Iqbal, Shaon, 12 others acquitted of Malibagh murder charges|date=2010-08-25|website=banglanews24.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref>


In 2007, he was charged with corruption by the [[Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission]] (ACC).<ref>{{cite news |title=Property of HBM Iqbal, family to be attached |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-13413 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=28 November 2007 |access-date=3 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129012713/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-13413 |archive-date=29 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=HBM Iqbal jailed for 13 years |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/03/11/hbm-iqbal-jailed-for-13-years |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=11 March 2008 |access-date=3 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=HBM Iqbal handed 13yrs behind bars |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-27365 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=12 March 2008 |access-date=3 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=AL's crime dons show up at HC |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-71966 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=19 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101174936/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-71966 |archive-date=1 November 2016 |access-date=3 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Banker, ex-AL MP Iqbal sent to jail in wealth case |url=https://bdnews24.com/business/2010/02/28/banker-ex-al-mp-iqbal-sent-to-jail-in-wealth-case1 |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=28 February 2010 |access-date=3 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=SC upholds conviction of HBM Iqbal's family |url=http://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/public/politics-policies/sc-upholds-convictions-of-ex-mp-iqbals-wife-children |newspaper=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |date=28 November 2016 |access-date=8 December 2016}}</ref> The [[High Court of Bangladesh|High Court]] acquitted him in 2011. The ACC filed a petition against the acquittal but in 2015 dropped their petition.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-MP Iqbal's wife, 3 children get bail |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/85699/2017-03-17 |work=The Independent |location=Dhaka |access-date=2020-08-20}}</ref> He has sent more than 30 legal notices to bdnews24.com to remove past articles on criminal cases against him.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-17|title=Former ruling party MP accused of orchestrating ‘attempts to muzzle journalism’|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/2021/02/17/former-ruling-party-mp-accused-of-orchestrating-attempts-to-muzzle-journalism|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref>
In 2007, he was charged with corruption by the [[Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission]] (ACC).<ref>{{cite news |title=Property of HBM Iqbal, family to be attached |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-13413 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=28 November 2007 |access-date=3 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129012713/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-13413 |archive-date=29 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=HBM Iqbal jailed for 13 years |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/03/11/hbm-iqbal-jailed-for-13-years |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=11 March 2008 |access-date=3 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=HBM Iqbal handed 13yrs behind bars |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-27365 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=12 March 2008 |access-date=3 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=AL's crime dons show up at HC |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-71966 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=19 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101174936/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-71966 |archive-date=1 November 2016 |access-date=3 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Banker, ex-AL MP Iqbal sent to jail in wealth case |url=https://bdnews24.com/business/2010/02/28/banker-ex-al-mp-iqbal-sent-to-jail-in-wealth-case1 |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=28 February 2010 |access-date=3 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=SC upholds conviction of HBM Iqbal's family |url=http://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/public/politics-policies/sc-upholds-convictions-of-ex-mp-iqbals-wife-children |newspaper=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |date=28 November 2016 |access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref> The [[High Court of Bangladesh|High Court]] acquitted him in 2011. The ACC filed a petition against the acquittal but in 2015 dropped their petition.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-MP Iqbal's wife, 3 children get bail |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/85699/2017-03-17 |work=The Independent |location=Dhaka |access-date=2020-08-20}}</ref> He has sent more than 30 legal notices to bdnews24.com to remove past articles on criminal cases against him.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-17|title=Former ruling party MP accused of orchestrating ‘attempts to muzzle journalism’|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/2021/02/17/former-ruling-party-mp-accused-of-orchestrating-attempts-to-muzzle-journalism|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref>


As of 2010, he was a vice-president of the Awami League's Dhaka city unit.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ali |first=Tawfique |date=25 August 2010 |title=Rising high the audacity |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-152187 |newspaper=The Daily Star |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203173202/http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-152187 |archive-date=3 December 2016 |access-date=8 December 2016}}</ref> He is the chairman of Premier Group of Companies.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 December 2019 |title=5-star Marriott chain opens in Dhaka |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/5-star-marriott-chain-opens-dhaka-1842265 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=10 August 2020}}</ref> He is also the chairman of [[Premier Bank Limited]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Premier Bank sues nine officials for fund fraud |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-266067 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=21 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220081246/http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-266067 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |access-date=8 December 2016}}</ref>
As of 2010, he was a vice-president of the Awami League's Dhaka city unit.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ali |first=Tawfique |date=25 August 2010 |title=Rising high the audacity |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-152187 |newspaper=The Daily Star |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203173202/http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-152187 |archive-date=3 December 2016 |access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref> He is the chairman of Premier Group of Companies.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 December 2019 |title=5-star Marriott chain opens in Dhaka |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/5-star-marriott-chain-opens-dhaka-1842265 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref> He is also the chairman of [[Premier Bank Limited]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Premier Bank sues nine officials for fund fraud |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-266067 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=21 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220081246/http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-266067 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:47, 27 February 2022


HBM Iqbal
এইচ বি এম ইকবাল
Member of Parliament
In office
1996–2001
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
OccupationBusiness

HBM Iqbal is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and former Member of Parliament from Ramna-Tejgaon, Dhaka.[1]

Biography

Iqbal was elected from Dhaka-10 in 1996.[1] He faced criticism after shots were fired from his rally on a rally of then opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, in 2001.[1][2] Four people in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party rally were killed in the shooting.[3] He was charged in 2003,[4] but the case was dropped in 2010 after the Ministry of Home Affairs recommended charges be dropped in 2009.[5][6]

In 2007, he was charged with corruption by the Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).[7][8][9][10][11][12] The High Court acquitted him in 2011. The ACC filed a petition against the acquittal but in 2015 dropped their petition.[13] He has sent more than 30 legal notices to bdnews24.com to remove past articles on criminal cases against him.[14]

As of 2010, he was a vice-president of the Awami League's Dhaka city unit.[15] He is the chairman of Premier Group of Companies.[16] He is also the chairman of Premier Bank Limited.[17]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Four injured in reckless driving by ex-Awami League MP HBM Iqbal's underage nephew at Gulshan". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Photos From The Incident". The Daily Star. 2010-08-27. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  3. ↑ "Dulal remanded in 2001 Malibagh shooting". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  4. ↑ "Charges pressed against Iqbal, 23 others". The Daily Star. 2003-01-01. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  5. ↑ "AL leaders relieved from 2001 murder case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  6. ↑ "Iqbal, Shaon, 12 others acquitted of Malibagh murder charges". banglanews24.com. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  7. ↑ "Property of HBM Iqbal, family to be attached". The Daily Star. 28 November 2007. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2019. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 29 November 2016 suggested (help)
  8. ↑ "HBM Iqbal jailed for 13 years". bdnews24.com. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "HBM Iqbal handed 13yrs behind bars". The Daily Star. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "AL's crime dons show up at HC". The Daily Star. 19 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Banker, ex-AL MP Iqbal sent to jail in wealth case". bdnews24.com. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "SC upholds conviction of HBM Iqbal's family". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Ex-MP Iqbal's wife, 3 children get bail". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  14. ↑ "Former ruling party MP accused of orchestrating 'attempts to muzzle journalism'". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  15. ↑ Ali, Tawfique (25 August 2010). "Rising high the audacity". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "5-star Marriott chain opens in Dhaka". The Daily Star. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  17. ↑ "Premier Bank sues nine officials for fund fraud". The Daily Star. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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