HBM Iqbal
HBM Iqbal is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament from Ramna-Tejgaon, Dhaka.[1]
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এইচ বি এম ইকবাল | |
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Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Biography
Iqbal was elected from Dhaka-10 in 1996.[1] He faced criticism after shots were fired from his rally on a rally of then opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, in 2001.[1][2] Four people in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party rally were killed in the shooting.[3] He was charged in 2003,[4] but the case was dropped in 2010 after the Ministry of Home Affairs recommended charges be dropped in 2009.[5][6]
In 2007, he was charged with corruption by the Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
As of 2010, he was a vice-president of the Awami League's Dhaka city unit.[13] He is the chairman of Premier Group of Companies.[14] He is also the chairman of Premier Bank Limited.[15]
References
- "Four injured in reckless driving by ex-Awami League MP HBM Iqbal's underage nephew at Gulshan". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- "Photos From The Incident". The Daily Star. 2010-08-27. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- "Dulal remanded in 2001 Malibagh shooting". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- "Charges pressed against Iqbal, 23 others". The Daily Star. 2003-01-01. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- "AL leaders relieved from 2001 murder case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- "Iqbal, Shaon, 12 others acquitted of Malibagh murder charges". banglanews24.com. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- "Property of HBM Iqbal, family to be attached". The Daily Star. 28 November 2007. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- "HBM Iqbal jailed for 13 years". bdnews24.com. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- "HBM Iqbal handed 13yrs behind bars". The Daily Star. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- "AL's crime dons show up at HC". The Daily Star. 19 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- "Banker, ex-AL MP Iqbal sent to jail in wealth case". bdnews24.com. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- "SC upholds conviction of HBM Iqbal's family". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- Ali, Tawfique (25 August 2010). "Rising high the audacity". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- "5-star Marriott chain opens in Dhaka". The Daily Star. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- "Premier Bank sues nine officials for fund fraud". The Daily Star. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.