Ziaul Haque Zia ( bn, জ়িয়াউল হ়ক় জ়িয়া; 11 March 1953 – 4 November 2016) was a

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, Bangladesh Jātīyotābādī Dol; BNP) is a centre-right to right-wing nationalist, political party in Bangladesh and one of the major ...

politician. He was a 4-term

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

member representing the

Lakshmipur-1 Lakshmipur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Anwar Hossain Khan of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Ramganj Upazila. History The constituency was c ...

constituency. He served as the

minister of local government, rural development and co-operatives The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives ( bn, স্থানীয় সরকার, পল্লী উন্নয়ন ও সমবায় মন্ত্রণালয়; ''Sthānīẏa sarakāra, pallī ...

between 2001 and 2006.

Early life

Zia was born on 11 March 1953, into a

Bengali Muslim Bengali Muslims ( bn, বাঙালি মুসলমান; ) are adherents of Islam who ethnically, linguistically and genealogically identify as Bengalis. Comprising about two-thirds of the global Bengali population, they are the sec ...

family in the village of Keturi in Bhadur Union, Ramganj,

Noakhali District Noakhali ( bn, নোয়াখালী, , New canal), historically known as Bhulua ( bn, ভুলুয়া), is a district in southeastern Bangladesh, located in the Chittagong Division. It was established as district in 1821, and offici ...

Bengal Presidency The Bengal Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort William and later Bengal Province, was a subdivision of the British Empire in India. At the height of its territorial jurisdiction, it covered large parts of what is now South Asia and ...

(now in

Lakshmipur District Lakshmipur ( bn, লক্ষ্মীপুর, Lokkhipur), also spelt Laxmipur, with an area of 1455.96 km2, is a district of Bangladesh. It is bordered by Chandpur to the north, Bhola and Noakhali districts to the south, Noakhali to th ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

Career

Zia started working in

Rupali Bank Rupali Bank ( bn, রূপালী ব্যাংক) is a state owned commercial bank in Bangladesh. Its headquarters is in 34 Dilkusha, Dhaka. Kazi Sanaul Haque is the chairman of the bank. Mohammad Jahangir is the managing director of the ...

. He joined the

in 1986. In 2008, the special court convicted Zia of amassing wealth illegally and concealing information from the Anti-Corruption Commission. In 2009, a High Court bench granted bail to eight convicts including Zia. He was the owner of Royal Filling Station, situated in Dhaka's

Mohakhali Mohakhali is a neighborhood of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh. Events Korail Slum The Korea Railroad Corporation ( Korean: 한국철도공사, Hanja: ), branded as KORAIL (코레일, officially changed to in November 2019), is t ...

area. The caretaker government confiscated the station in 2007 but it was later returned to Zia.

Personal life

Zia was married to Nasima Haque, with whom he had one son, Mashfiqul Haque Joy and one daughter, Priyanka Haque

Death

Zia died on 4 November 2016 under treatment for cancer at

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References

1953 births 20th-century Bengalis 21st-century Bengalis 2016 deaths Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Deaths from cancer in Thailand State Ministers of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives 5th Jatiya Sangsad members 6th Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 8th Jatiya Sangsad members People from Ramganj Upazila Politicians from Chittagong Division {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub