Aslamul Haque

Aslamul Haque (14 May 1961 – 4 April 2021)^[1] was a Bangladeshi entrepreneur, businessman and politician. He was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and member of parliament from the Dhaka-14 constituency since its inception in 2009^[2] until his death in 2021.

Aslamul Haque
আসলামুল হক
Haque in 2018
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
In office 25 January 2009 – 4 April 2021
Preceded by	"Constituency Created"
Succeeded by	Aga Khan Mintu
Constituency	Dhaka-14
Personal details
Born	(1961-05-14)14 May 1961 Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Died	4 April 2021(2021-04-04) (aged 59) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League

Biography

Aslam attended Mirpur Bengali Medium High School (now Mirpur Govt. High School).^[3]

He was the founder and chairman of Maisha Group, a business conglomerate in Bangladesh. He began building his business in 1992. Maisha Group began as Maisha Property Development Ltd.^[4] He was the member of Commonwealth of Independent States-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry.^[5][6][7] Maisha Group developed Arisha Private Economic Zone in Dhaka.^[8]

Controversy

In March 2020, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority sought to demolish apparent illegal structures owned by Aslam in Dhaka. They demolished parts of a power plant owned by him.^[9]