M. Naser Rahman

M. Naser Rahman
M. Naser Rahman
এম. নাসের রহমান
Member of Parliament; for Moulvibazar-3
	In office; 12 November 2001 – 27 October 2006
Preceded by	Saifur Rahman
Succeeded by	Syed Mohsin Ali
Personal details
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Spouse	Rezina Rahman
Parent	Saifur Rahman (father);

M. Naser Rahman is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Moulvibazar-3 constituency.^[1]

Career

Rahman was elected member of parliament from Moulvibazar-3 constituency in the by-election held on 12 November 2001 as a BNP candidate.^[2]^[3] The seat fell vacant after his father, Saifur Rahman, had left one of the two constituencies he won in the 2001 Bangladeshi general election.^[4]

Rahman is the chairman of Saifur Rahman Foundation.^[5] Naser Rahman is also the President of Moulvibazar District BNP.^{[citation needed]}

Charges and convictions

In May 2007, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against Rahman.^[6] According to the charge, Rahman and his wife suppressed Tk 6.06 crore in a bank account.^[7] In April 2008, an anti-graft tribunal sentenced Rahman to 13 years in prison for concealing wealth information and amassing assets beyond known sources of income.^[4]

Personal life

Rahman's father was Saifur Rahman, a former finance minister of Bangladesh.^[8] He married Regina Nasser (née Rahman) together they have two daughters and one son.^[9]

References

^ "Saifur's son Naser gets 9yrs for extortion". The Daily Star. 19 September 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
^ "List of 8th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ "Third faction in Sylhet BNP". The Daily Star. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Naser Rahman jailed for 13yrs". The Daily Star. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ "Saifur Rahman worked for country's dev". The Daily Star. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
^ "ACC official files remand appeal for Naser Rahman". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
^ "ACC sues Naser Rahman, wife". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ "Naser Rahman jailed for 13yrs". The Daily Star. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
^ "ACC sues Naser Rahman, wife". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.