Ziaul Haque Zia

Ziaul Haque Zia (11 March 1953 – 4 November 2016) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He was elected MP from Lakshmipur-1 and re-elected twice. He served as a state minister for the local government, rural development and co-operatives during 2001–06.[7]

Ziaul Haque Zia
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
State Minister[1]
In office
10 October 2001 – 28 October 2006[1]
Member of Parliament
Laxmipur-1[2]
In office
20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996
Preceded byM.A Gofran[3]
Succeeded byHimself[4]
In office
23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001
Preceded byHimself[5]
Succeeded byHimself[2]
In office
1 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
Preceded byHimself[4]
Succeeded byNazimuddin Ahmed[6]
Personal details
Born(1953-03-11)11 March 1953
Died4 November 2016(2016-11-04) (aged 63)
Bangkok, Thailand
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Career

Zia started working in Rupali Bank. He joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1986.[7] In 2008, the special court convicted Zia of amassing wealth illegally and concealing information from the Anti-Corruption Commission.[8][9] In 2009, a High Court bench granted bail to eight convicts including Zia.[10]

Personal life

Zia was married to Nasima Haque, with whom he had one son, Mashfiqul Haque Joy .[11]

Death

Zia died on 4 November 2016 under treatment for cancer at Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.[7][12]

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References
  1. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZtNVD7uN1gFaDuQLWTOFaLe3ouR0ODOSmgA6jIuRfVw/pub
  2. http://bdaffairs.com/members-of-8th-parliament-of-bangladesh/
  3. http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-4th-parliament-members-bangla
  4. http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-7th-parliament-members-bangla
  5. http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla
  6. http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla
  7. "Former BNP state minister Ziaul Haque Zia dies". bdnews24.com. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  8. Haque, A.N.M. Nurul (22 June 2008). "The convicted politicians". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  9. "Ex-state minister Zia, family charged". The Daily Star. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  10. "8 convicts get bail". The Daily Star. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  11. "Shafik Rehman faces court May 22". The Daily Star. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  12. "Ex-state minister Ziaul Haque Zia no more". Bangla News. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.


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