Sheikh Tayebur Rahman is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Mayor of Khulna.

Early life

Rahman was born on 21 October 1936 in

Bagerhat Bagerhat Sadar ( bn, বাগেরহাট সদর) is an upazila of Bagerhat District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. The municipality was established in 1958. It consists of 9 wards and 31 mahallas. History Khan Jahan Ali established ...

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Career

Rahman served as the forest and environment affairs secretary of the

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Nationalist Party. He served as the Mayor of Khulna of 17 years and ten months in three consecutive terms. He was a shareholder and director of Destiny-2000. He was disqualified from contesting in the 2008 Mayoral election of Khulna as he had been convicted of a crime and the election was won by the Awami League backed candidate Md. Moniruzzaman Moni. It was the first time since 1973, when M.A. Bari won, that an Awami League candidate was elected Mayor of Khulna City.

Corruption

On 3 November 2007, Rahman was arrested on corruption charges by Bangladesh Police. In 2008, he was sentenced to 17 years in jail in two extortion cases. He was sentenced to 10 years in jail on 26 May 2008 by a court in Khulna. On 30 December 2009, Anti-Corruption Commission sued him for illegally appointing extra employees while serving as the Mayor of Khulna.

Personal life

Rahman was married to Laila Rahman and they have three daughters and one son together.

Death

Rahman had a brain stroke on 1 January 2016 and was admitted to Nargis Memorial Clinic in

Khulna Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...

. He died on 3 January 2016.

References

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