Aslamul Haque

Aslamul Haque (14 May 1961 – 4 April 2021)[1] was a Bangladeshi entrepreneur, businessman and politician. He was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Jatiya Sangsad member from Dhaka-14 constituency since its inception in 2009[2] until his death in 2021.

Aslamul Haque
আসলামুল হক
Haque in 2018
Member of Parliament
for Dhaka-14
In office
25 January 2009 – 4 April 2021
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAga Khan Mintu
Personal details
Born(1961-05-14)14 May 1961
Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Died4 April 2021(2021-04-04) (aged 59)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Biography

Haque attended National Bangla High School.[3]

He was the founder and chairman of Maisha Group, a business conglomerate in Bangladesh. He began building his business in 1992. Maisha Group began as Maisha Property Development Ltd.[4] He was the member of Commonwealth of Independent States-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry.[5][6][7] Maisha Group developed Arisha Private Economic Zone in Dhaka.[8]

Controversy

In March 2020, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority sought to demolish apparent illegal structures owned by Haque in Dhaka. They demolished parts of a power plant owned by him.[9]

References
  1. "Lawmaker Aslamul Haque passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-04-04. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  2. "Member of Parliament list". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. Hossain, Shakawat (10 September 2013). "National Bangla High School: An institution with a difference". The Guardian. Dhaka.
  4. "Md Aslamul Haque MP". Maisha Group. 2015-11-15. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  5. "Member list of CIS-BCCI". Commonwealth of Independent States-BCCI. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. "Md. Aslamul Haque". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. "Md. Aslamul Hoque -মোঃ আসলামুল হক Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  8. "Maisha Group expects $8b investment in economic zone". The Daily Star. 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  9. "BIWTA knocks down parts of AL MP's power plant on Buriganga". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-10-21.


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