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A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain
Bangladeshi politician (died 2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain (1936/37 – 17 October 2020)[1] was a politician of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and a state minister of energy and mineral resources from 10 October 2001 until his resignation on 18 June 2005.[2] He was a 2-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Mymensingh-5 constituency.[3]
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Career
Hossain served as a bureaucrat in the administration of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad.[4] He was elected to the parliament from Mymensingh-5 in 1996 and 2001 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[5] He served as the state minister of energy and mineral resources in the Third Khaleda Cabinet from October 2001 to June 2005.[6][7] He was removed from office on allegations of corruption regarding Niko Resources.[4]
Hossain was nominated by the BNP for the Mymensingh-4 constituency in the 2008 Bangladeshi general election but he failed to win the election.[5]
Corruption charges
Hossain received a Toyota Land Cruiser, worth 9.5 million taka, from Canadian petroleum company Niko Resources as a bribe for a contract in the Tengratila and Feni gas fields. On 12 February 2012, Hossain was sued by the Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission for corruption.[8] Niko sued Bangladesh in 2010 at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes of the World Bank.[9]
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Personal life
Hossain was married to Zeenat Mosharraf, a former Jatiya Sangsad member of the Jatiya Party.[10]
Hossain died on 17 October 2020 at a hospital in Dhaka. He was infected with the COVID-19 virus.[11]
References
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