M. Naser Rahman
M. Nasser Rahman is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Moulvibazar-3 constituency.[1]
M. Nasser Rahman | |
|---|---|
এম. নাসের রহমান | |
| Member of Parliament for Moulvibazar-3 | |
| In office 12 November 2001 – 27 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Saifur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Syed Mohsin Ali |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Regina Nasser |
| Parent(s) |
|
CareerEdit
Nasser Rahman graduated in Accounting from Dhaka University in 1986. Thereafter he joined Bank of Credit & Commerce International (BCCI) in Hong Kong in July 1987 as Trainee officer. After BCCI was shutdown globally in July 1991, Rahman changed career and joined Hong Kong's largest multinational conglomerates Hutchison Whampoa's international mobile telecommunication division, Hutchison Telecom Ltd. as Business Development Manager, Southasia. In October 1992 HTL was shut down by the parent company and Rahman returned back to Bangladesh with his family in December 1992. Thereafter he engineered the sale of Hutchison Telecoms Bangladesh operations to his uncle and became its General Manager , Operations in September 1993 . He left Hutchison Bangladesh in April 1994 and started his own trading business. In January 1996 he set-up a woven label manufacturing plant for the export-oriented garments industries. In 2004 he set-up a Yarn Dyeing plant. In October 2013 after selling off his other two industrial ventures, he set-up Bangladesh's first five standard Resort hotel in Maulvibazaar, Sylhet.
Nasser Rahman was elected Member of Parliament from Moulvibazar-3 constituency in the by-election held on 12 November 2001 as a BNP candidate.[2][3] The seat fell vacant after his father, Saifur Rahman (Former Finance Minister), surrendered one of the two constituencies he won in the 2001 general elections as per constitutional requirement]].[4]
Rahman is the chairman of Saifur Rahman Foundation.[5] Nasser Rahman is also the President of Moulvibazar District BNP since March 2002.[citation needed]
Charges and convictionsEdit
In May 2007, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against Rahman.[6] According to the charge, Rahman and his wife suppressed Tk 6.06 crore in a bank account.[7] In April 2008, an anti-graft tribunal sentenced Rahman to 13 years in prison for concealing wealth information and amassing assets beyond known sources of income.[4]
Personal lifeEdit
Rahman's father was Saifur Rahman, a former finance minister of Bangladesh.[8] He married Regina Nasser (née Rahman) together they have two daughters and one son. [9]
Dismissal & Suspension of both convictionsEdit
The 9 years conviction on extortion charge was dismissed by the High Court in May 2009 as being a false allegation while the 13 years conviction on anti-corruption charges was suspended by the High Court in August 2010 having being charged without any valid grounds. Therefore Nasser Rahman is not a convicted person in the eyes of law since August 2010.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Saifur's son Naser gets 9yrs for extortion". The Daily Star. 19 September 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ↑ "List of 8th Parliament Members". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ↑ "Third faction in Sylhet BNP". The Daily Star. 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Naser Rahman jailed for 13yrs". The Daily Star. 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ↑ "Saifur Rahman made immense contribution to Bangladesh's economic developmentv". The Daily Star. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ↑ "ACC official files remand appeal for Naser Rahman". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ↑ "ACC sues Naser Rahman, wife". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ↑ "Naser Rahman jailed for 13yrs". The Daily Star. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ↑ "ACC sues Naser Rahman, wife". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.