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Rafiqul Islam Miah
Rafiqul Islam Miah
রফিকুল ইসলাম মিয়া
	Mia in 2016
Minister of Housing and Public Works
	In office; September 1991 – 1996
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament; for Comilla-3
	In office; September 1991 – 1996
Preceded by	Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad
Succeeded by	Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad
Personal details
Party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Spouse	Shaheed Rafiq

Rafiqul Islam Miah is a Bangladeshi barrister and politician.^[1] He served as the State Minister for Labour and Manpower and later as Minister of Housing and Public Works in the first Khaleda Zia cabinet during 1991–1996.^[2] He also served as Minister of Education in the government formed after the February 1996 Bangladeshi general election.^[3]

Career

In September 2007, Miah served as the lawyer of Begum Khaleda Zia when she was arrested on charges of corruption and misuse of power.^[4] In 2008 Rafiqul represented the Bihari community in Bangladesh as they were granted citizenship status by High Court of Bangladesh.^[5] He is currently a member of the National Standing Committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.^{[citation needed]}

Conviction

In 2001, Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh sent Miah a notice to submit his wealth statement.^[6] Failure to comply with that notice, in January 2004, led a case filed against him.^[7] On 19 November 2018, he was sentenced to three years in prison and was arrested from his Eskaton home the same day.^[8] On 26 November, he secured a six-month bail from the High Court which also stayed the fines.^[9]

References

↑ "Rafiqul Islam Mia arrested hours after conviction". The Daily Star. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
↑ Hunter, B. (23 December 2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1993-94. Springer. p. 186. ISBN 9780230271227.
↑ "Former Education Ministers".
↑ "Bangladesh police arrest a former prime minister". The New York Times. 3 September 2007. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
↑ "Stranded Biharis now Bangladeshi Citizens". The Daily Star.
↑ "Senior BNP leader Rafiqul Islam arrested". Dhaka Tribune. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
↑ "Graft: BNP leader Rafiqul Islam sent to jail". The Daily Star. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
↑ "BNP senior leader Rafiqul Islam Miah arrested". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
↑ "BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Mia gets bail from High Court". Dhaka Tribune. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

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[1] "Rafiqul Islam Mia arrested hours after conviction". The Daily Star. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

[statesman-2] Hunter, B. (23 December 2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1993-94. Springer. p. 186. ISBN 9780230271227.

[3] "Former Education Ministers".

[4] "Bangladesh police arrest a former prime minister". The New York Times. 3 September 2007. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

[5] "Stranded Biharis now Bangladeshi Citizens". The Daily Star.

[6] "Senior BNP leader Rafiqul Islam arrested". Dhaka Tribune. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

[7] "Graft: BNP leader Rafiqul Islam sent to jail". The Daily Star. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

[8] "BNP senior leader Rafiqul Islam Miah arrested". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

[9] "BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Mia gets bail from High Court". Dhaka Tribune. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

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