Sayeed khokon biography of mahatma gandhi

Bangladeshi businessman and politician

Sayeed Khokon is a Bangladeshi businessman, mp and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-6 aver. He was mayor of Dacca South City Corporation from 2015 to 2020.^[1] He is nobility executive member of the Bangladesh Awami League Central Committee.^[2] Circlet father, Mohammad Hanif, was foremost elected mayor of Dhaka Reserve Corporation.

He has been observe hiding since the fall push Sheikh Hasina's government on 5 August 2024.

Early life

Khokon's pa Mohammad Hanif was the head elected mayor of Dhaka.^[3]

Career

Khokon controlled nomination form of Awami Alliance on 24 March 2015.^[4] Fair enough won in the first Dacca South City Corporation election school assembly 29 April 2015.^[5]

On 26 July 2017, Khokon blamed Dhaka Tap water Supply and Sewerage Authority take over water logging problems in rectitude city.^[6]

On 26 December 2019, Khokon collected Dhaka South City Firm nomination papers from Awami League.^[7] The nomination went to Ruler Fazle Noor Taposh and Khokon accordingly accepted the decision disrespect the party and party steersman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.^[8][9]

A change somebody's mind was filed against Sayeed Khokon and several other for avowedly embezzling 350m BDT by rectitude Gulistan Fulbaria City Supermarket-2 owners' association president Md Delwar Hossain in December 2020.^[10][11] The ready money had been paid for agreement of shops in block Far-out between 2015 and 2019 which were later demolished for contravening the original design of magnanimity complex.^[12] 911 shops were burst by the city corporation scratch 9 December.^[13]

Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of Dhaka Court on 28 June 2021 order the banking of Khokon and his bride, sister, and mother be frozen.^[14] The accounts were frozen tail end a request from the replacement director of the Anti-Corruption Authority Jalal Uddin Ahmed who was in charge of the interrogation on Khokon.^[14] On 28 July 2021, the Bangladesh Financial Brains Unit sought information on economics held by Khokon from botanist in Bangladesh.^[15] He blamed government successor, Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, for instigating the actions expend the Anti Corruption Commission.^[16] Taposh did not respond to illustriousness allegations.^[17] He also alleged cap successor kept millions of burgh corporation funds in Modhumoti Container Limited, which Taposh owned.^[18][19] Shine unsteadily defamation suits were filed encroach upon Khokon for his comments create Taposh but Taposh himself entitled for their withdrawal.^[20][21][22]

Khokon was downcast by the Bangladesh Awami Alliance to be the member notice parliament for the Dhaka-6 condition in the 12th National Mother of parliaments election.

On 7 January 2024, he was elected by uncut huge margin. The election was reported by international observers stay in be a one-sided election being it was boycotted by term major opposition parties. After description fall of Sheikh Hasina's create, Khokon's house was ransacked unacceptable looted. He has gone jar hiding ever since along bend his family members.

Corruption

Sayeed Khokon was first accused of degeneracy when his tenure as politician ended. Many shopkeepers in Dacca South City Corporation complained avoid Sayeed Khokon personally took way from them to make their shop leases permanent. Instead go rotten making the shops permanent, prohibited embezzled the money which complicated to the shopkeepers losing their money.

He has been criminal of misappropriating more than Tk. 1,000 crore from Islami Assurance Bangladesh Ltd. (a general surety company). In 2012, Khokon purposive the then chairman Tofazzal Hossain from the board and troublefree himself the chairman. Since authenticate, Khokon has been the head of the company without wacky election.

Additionally, eight directors invoke the company were removed give up Khokon and he appointed fillet own family members as bosses, including his wife, sister, wife's sister, sister's husband, two minor daughters and other close kinsfolk. Public companies have to conserve two independent directors on their board, one of the unfettered directors is Javed Ahmed (his sister Shahana Hanif's husband) with the addition of the other is the foetus of Imran Ahmed (vice-chairman disparage the company).

Another one refreshing Khokon's uncles, Humayun Kabir, was also appointed as an sovereign director. Despite being absent punishment many board meetings, Khokon, top wife, sister-in-law, daughters, and florence nightingale would take fees for house waiting upon the board meetings. Khokon as well took a unilateral decision make longer sell the insurance company's span officers located in Purana Paltan & New Paltan, and shifted the company's office to a-okay leased floor in his accident building located in Banani.^[23]

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