Abdul Mannan Khan Explained

Abdul Mannan Khan
Native Name:আব্দুল মান্নান খান
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:State Minister of Housing and Public Works
Term Start:24 January 2009
Term End:24 January 2014
Predecessor:Alamgir Kabir
Successor:Sharif Ahmed
Constituency Mp1:Dhaka-1
Term Start1:25 January 2009
Term End1:20 November 2013
Predecessor1:Nazmul Huda
Successor1:Salma Islam
Spouse:Hasina Sultana
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Birth Date:30 June 1952
Nationality:Bangladeshi

Abdul Mannan Khan (born 30 June 1952)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who is a former state minister of housing and public works and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-1 constituency.[2] [3]

Career

Corruption charges

On 21 August 2014, Khan was sued by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on charges of amassing illegal wealth. Khan's asset increased to over Tk 5.25 crore from Tk 5.39 lakh in 6 years, according to his wealth statements submitted to the Election Commission.[4] Three days later, a Dhaka court granted him bail till 13 October in the case.[5]

The ACC charged Khan and his wife, Syeda Hasina Sultana, in another corruption case on 8 May 2015.[6]

No charges were framed against the two corruption cases as of May 2019.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency 174 . 2020-09-24 . Bangladesh Parliament . https://web.archive.org/web/20180119005050/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla?layout=edit&id=823 . 2018-01-19.
  2. News: 6 more given ministerial job . 2009-01-25 . The Daily Star . en . 2019-09-25.
  3. News: Former state minister Abdul Mannan Khan sued . 2014-12-29 . Dhaka Tribune . 2019-09-25.
  4. News: 2014-08-21 . ACC sues MP Bodi, ex-state ministers Mannan, Mahbubur . 2020-09-24 . The Daily Star . en.
  5. News: 2014-08-24 . Ex-state minister Mannan gets bail on surrender . 2020-09-24 . The Daily Star . en.
  6. News: 2015-05-08 . Mannan, wife, AL lawmaker Bodi charged . 2020-09-24 . The Daily Star . en.
  7. News: 2019-05-26 . Charges not framed even in 4 years . 2020-09-24 . The Daily Star . en.