Amanullah Aman

Amanullah Aman is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament. He is the joint secretary general of BNP.[1]

Amanullah Aman
আমানউল্লাহ আমান
State Minister of Health and Family Welfare
In office
2001–2003
State Minister of Labour and Employment
In office
2003–2006
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Member of Parliament
for Member of Parliament of Dhaka-3
In office
10 October 2001 – 28 October 2006
Personal details
Born25 January 1962
Keraniganj Upazila, Dhaka District
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Career

Aman started his political career in the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal. He was elected as Vice President of Dhaka University Central Students' Union in 1990. He was one of the most prominent student leaders of anti autocracy movement in 1990 which resulted in resignation of General Ershad and a subsequent free fair election under caretaker government. He was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dhaka-3 at the 1991 general election. Aman was re-elected at the 1996 and 2001 general elections. He served as the state minister of health and later labour and employment.[2] He was the former General Secretary of Dhaka District unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[3] He was sentenced to jail in 2014 over arsons during general strikes enforced by BNP.[4] He was relieved of charges on 16 November 2016.[5]

References
  1. "BNP's Amanullah, 79 others indicted". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. "Litany Of Allegations". The Daily Star. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. "BNP's Aman, Aazam step down from posts". The Daily Star. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  4. "Amanullah Aman sent to jail". The Daily Star. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  5. "18 BNP men relieved of arson case". The Daily Star. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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