Talukder Abdul Khaleque is a Bangladeshi politician who was elected mayor of

Khulna City Corporation Khulna City Corporation ( bn, খুলনা সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: KCC), Khulna Municipality, established in 1884, is one of the major divisional city corporations of Bangladesh. Before its establishment as city co ...

on two occasions and former Member of Parliament.

Career

Khaleque served as a member of

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from Bagerhat-3 in 1991 as a Awami League candidate. Khaleque served as a member of

from Bagerhat-3 in 1996 as a Awami League candidate. Khaleque served as a member of

from Bagerhat-3 in 2001 as a Awami League candidate On 23 January 2003, he was sued by the Bureau of Anti-corruption for providing government contracts to his own company. In August 2008, Khaleque was elected Mayor of Khulna. Khaleque ran for the Khulna City Corporation on 27 May 2013. He lost to Md. Moniruzzaman Moni, the

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candidate. In June 2013, there was a question on him in an exam in Pioneer Secondary Girls School. The school said they bought the question paper from Printek Press. He went on to be elected to parliament from Bagerhat-3 on 5 January 2014. Khaleque was elected to parliament from Bagerhat-3 in 2018 but resigned to contest the Khulna City Corporation election. He was re-elected as mayor of KCC on 15 May 2018. He denied any irregularities in the election at a press conference in the Khulna Press Club on 16 May. He took charge on 25 September 2018. Khaleque announced a 504.31 core taka budget for Khulna City Corporation in 2020. He is the President of Khulna unit of Awami League. He filed a case under the

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against

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 ...

journalist Abu Tyeb for a

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post he made. Tyeb was arrested on 21 April 2021 under the case. On 13 May 2021, Tyeb was released on bail.

Personal life

Khaleque's wife Habibun Nahar is the current Member of Parliament from Bagerhat-3. She was elected unopposed.

References

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