Abdul Moyeen Khan Explained

Abdul Moyeen Khan
Native Name:আব্দুল মঈন খান
Native Name Lang:bn
Office1:Minister of State for Planning
Term Start1:13 September 1993
Term End1:27 March 1996
Successor1:Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir
Office2:Minister of Information
Term Start2:10 October 2001
Term End2:11 March 2002
Successor2:Tariqul Islam
Office3:Minister for Science and Information & Communication Technology
Term Start3:12 March 2002
Term End3:29 October 2006
Constituency Mp4:Narsingdi-2
Term Start4:5 March 1991
Term End4:27 October 2006
Predecessor4:Delwar Hossain Khan
Successor4:Anwarul Ashraf Khan
Birth Date:1 January 1947
Party:Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Father:Abdul Momen Khan
Alma Mater:University of Sussex

Abdul Moyeen Khan (born 1 January 1947)[1] is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician.[2] [3] He is a member of the current standing committee of the party.[4] He served as the minister of state for planning, government of Bangladesh during 1993–1996, minister of information during 2001–2002 and the minister of science and information & communication technology (now renamed) during 2002–2006.[5] [6] He served as a member of the Bangladesh Parliament from 1991 until 2006.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Early life

Khan is the son of Abdul Momen Khan, formerly the top civil servant in Bangladesh (cabinet secretary) and a former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician, a founder member of BNP and the minister of food in the cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman.[12] [13]

Khan graduated as a PhD from the University of Sussex in 1973.[14]

Career

Khan was a professor of physics in the University of Dhaka until 1991 when he first successfully ran for the fifth parliament in 1991 and was elected the MP for Narsingdi-2 constituency.[15] He received 42,851 votes while his nearest rival, Delwar Hossain Khan of the Jatiya Party, received 23,896 votes.

Khan was re-elected to parliament in June 1996 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party from Narsingdi-2. He received 45,243 votes while his nearest rival, Azmal Kabir of the Jatiya Party, received 23,747 votes. In 1998, Khan was included in the parliamentary standing committee on planning ministry.[16]

Khan was re-elected to parliament in 2001 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party from Narsingdi-2. He received 67,379 votes while his nearest rival, Md. Nurul Islam of the Awami League, received 46,342 votes. Khan was the minister of science, information and communications technology in the second Khaleda Zia cabinet.[17] [18]

Khan contested the 2008 election from Narsingdi-2 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party but lost to Anwarul Ashraf Khan of the Awami League.[19] He had received 71,859 votes while the winner received 101,687 votes. In December 2009, Khan became a member of BNP's standing committee, the highest policy planning body of the party.[20] Palash Upazila unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party organized a reception for him.[21] The Swechhasebak League declared a program at the same location for Victory Day. The local administration declared Section 144 and attacked the Bangladesh Nationalist Party men at the venue to disperse them.

Khan met with diplomats from 15 foreign countries in December 2015 at the political office of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in Gulshan.[22] He briefed the diplomats on the recent municipal elections in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party were participating in the municipal elections after boycotting the general election in 2014.

Khan secured bail from Bangladesh High Court along with other Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders in October 2018 in a case filed for "provoking people against the state".[23] On 16 December 2018, Khan's motorcade was attacked in Palash Upazila, Narsingdi District injuring 50.[24] He was the candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for Narsingdi-2. He lost to Anwar Ul Ashraf Khan of the Awami League, who receive 175,711 votes, while Moyeen Khan received 7,180 votes.[25]

After the 2024 Bangladeshi general election, Khan predicted the Sheikh Hasina led government would be forced to resign.[26] The election was boycotted by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[27] He had described the Awami League government as more dangerous than a dictatorship due to its pretense of democracy.[28]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile - Mr. Abdul Moyeen Khan . www.tritiyomatra.com . en . 2019-03-27.
  2. News: Ahead of Bangladesh vote, opposition says it faces 'a reign of terror' . 2018-12-28 . Reuters . 2019-03-27 . en.
  3. News: Nat'l biotechnology policy soon: Moyeen Khan . The Daily Star . 25 August 2005 . 12 October 2016 . 13 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013144951/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/08/25/d50825100283.htm . dead.
  4. News: BNP's names 17 members of the policymaking Standing Committee . bdnews24.com . 6 August 2016 . 2019-03-27.
  5. Web site: Cabinet of Bangladesh 2001 . docs.google.com . 11 November 2017.
  6. Web site: United States Signs Science and Technology Agreement with Bangladesh . Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information . Bureau of Public Affairs . 2001-2009.state.gov . en . 2019-03-27.
  7. Web site: List of 9th Parliament Members . Bangladesh Parliament . 11 November 2017 . 31 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230731182944/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla . dead.
  8. Web site: 8th Parliament Members . bdaffairs.com . 11 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161026231250/http://bdaffairs.com/members-of-8th-parliament-of-bangladesh/ . 26 October 2016 . dead.
  9. Web site: List of 5th Parliament Members . Bangladesh Parliament . 11 November 2017 . 19 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230719172619/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla . dead.
  10. Web site: List of 7th Parliament Members . Bangladesh Parliament . 11 November 2017.
  11. Web site: List of 4th Parliament Members . Bangladesh Parliament . 11 November 2017 . 9 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181209173843/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-4th-parliament-members-bangla . dead.
  12. Book: Islam, Sirajul . 2012 . Khan, Abdul Momen . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Khan,_Abdul_Momen . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Akbar . Md. Ali . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  13. Web site: http://www.onn24.com/details.php?id=25027/2015/12/13/আধুনিক%20নরসিংদী%20গড়ার%20স্বপ্নদ্রষ্টা%20আবুদল%20মোমেন%20খান%20-ড.%20আব্দুল%20মঈন%20খান . bn:আধুনিক নরসিংদী গড়ার স্বপ্নদ্রষ্টা আবুদল মোমেন খান -ড. আব্দুল মঈন খান . Bengali . Online News Network . 12 December 2015 . 13 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161019193327/http://www.onn24.com/details.php?id=25027%2F2015%2F12%2F13%2F%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80%20%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B2%20%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%20-%E0%A6%A1.%20%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%20%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%88%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8 . 19 October 2016 . dead . mdy-all.
  14. Web site: Falmer Summer 2003 . Falmer . 2003 . 27 March 2019.
  15. Web site: 2008-12-29 . Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics . 2024-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081229000926/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=198 . 2008-12-29.
  16. News: 2000-01-26 . 12 JS committees reconstituted . 2024-01-22 . The Daily Star . en.
  17. News: GrameenPhone seeks legalisation of VoIP . 2024-01-22 . The Daily Star.
  18. News: 10,000 die in road accidents a year . 2024-01-22 . The Daily Star.
  19. Web site: "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162400/https://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=191&Year=2008 . 12 June 2018 . 22 January 2024 . Amar Desh.
  20. News: BNP men batoned for defying Section 144 in Narsingdi . The Daily Star . 22 December 2009 . 12 October 2016.
  21. News: 2009-12-22 . BNP men batoned for defying Section 144 in Narsingdi . 2024-01-22 . The Daily Star . en.
  22. News: 2015-12-23 . Municipal polls: BNP raises concerns with foreign envoys . 2024-01-22 . The Daily Star . en.
  23. News: 2018-10-04 . Fakhrul, 6 other BNP leaders get bail from HC . 2024-01-22 . The Daily Star . en.
  24. News: 2018-12-16 . BNP leader Moyeen Khan's motorcade attacked in Narsingdi . 2024-01-22 . The Daily Star . en.
  25. News: 2018-11-25 . Narsingdi-2 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018 . 2024-01-22 . The Daily Star . en.
  26. News: 2024-01-21 . Govt will be forced to resign: Moyeen Khan . 2024-01-22 . The Daily Star . en.
  27. News: 2024-01-07 . BNP salutes voters for 'boycotting' polls . 2024-01-22 . The Daily Star . en.
  28. News: 2023-12-15 . Govt 'more dangerous than an autocrat': Moyeen Khan . 2024-01-22 . The Daily Star . en.