Abdur Rahman Bodi

Abdur Rahman Bodi is a Druglord And Bangladesh Awami League politician and the ex Member of Parliament from Cox's Bazar.[1] He was accused of Yaba business and widely known as yaba drug lord in Bangladesh. Despite his notorious reputation as a Drug godfather, he never served jail sentence [2]and his wife became the member of the parliament in 2019's controversial election.[3]

Abdur Rahman Bodi
Member of Parliament
Personal details
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Career

He was elected to parliament from Cox's Bazar.[4]

Controversy

He was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison on corruption charges in November 2016.[5] He secured a bail from Bangladesh High Court in the case.[6] In July 2016, he was accused of being present in a meeting of Rohingya Solidarity Organization, an insurgency group in Myanmar, by Lieutenant Colonel Abuzar Al Jahid, commanding officer of Border Guards Bangladesh. A team of the guards had raided the meeting.[4] He has faced allegations of involvement in the Yaba trade, a narcotics.[7]

gollark: Cognitohazards which gave the impression of paying tuition.
gollark: They replaced their tuition with cognitohazards.
gollark: And typically a year shorter.
gollark: I mean, here it's "only" £9250/year plus living expenses, for residents.
gollark: Isn't american university-level education hilariously expensive?

References
  1. "ACC fails to get stay on lawmaker Bodi's bail". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  2. "Yaba 'Godfathers': Out of Teknaf, into safety". The Daily Star. 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  3. "Bodi's wife Shahin Akhter wins Cox's Bazar-4 seat". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  4. "MP Bodi: I was not there". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  5. "AL MP Bodi lands in jail". The Daily Star. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  6. "Convicted AL MP Bodi gets HC bail in graft case". The Daily Star. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  7. "Bodi leads Rohingya intrusion; yaba, human trafficking". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.


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