Harunur Rashid (Chapai Nawabganj politician)

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MP
Harunur Rashid
হারুনুর রশীদ
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
30 January 2019
Preceded byAbdul Odud
ConstituencyChapai Nawabganj-3
In office
15 February 1996 – 1 October 2006
Preceded byLatifur Rahman
Succeeded byAbdul Odud
ConstituencyChapai Nawabganj-3
Personal details
Born (1962-01-01) 1 January 1962 (age 63)
Chapai Nawabganj, East Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Spouse(s)Syeda Asifa Ashrafi Papia[1]

Harunur Rashid is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from the Chapai Nawabganj-3 constituency.[2]

Career[edit | edit source]

Rashid was elected to parliament from Chapai Nawabganj-3 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate on 30 December 2018.[3][4]

Charge and conviction[edit | edit source]

The Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against Rashid in March 2007 and then pressed charge in July.[5]

In October 2019, a Dhaka court sentenced Rashid to five years’ imprisonment for dodging taxes while importing a luxurious car in 2007.[5] A week later, the High Court granted him six months’ bail in the case.[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Now BNP's Papia seeks plot from govt". Daily Sun. 26 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Md. Harunur Rashid - মোঃ হারুনুর রশীদ". Amarmp. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "BNP's five winners". Dhaka Tribune. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Another four BNP leaders take oath as MPs, Fakhrul opts out". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "BNP MP gets 5yrs in jail for dodging taxes". The Daily Star. 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  6. ↑ "BNP MP Harun gets bail". The Daily Star. 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2020-02-01.


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