A. N. M. Ehsanul Hoque Milan
Abu Naser Muhammad Ehsanul Haque Milan (March 26, 1957) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, a former member of parliament from the Chandpur-1 constituency and the state minister of Ministry of Education.
A. N. M. Ehsanul Hoque Milan | |
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আবু নসর মুহম্মদ এহসানুল হক মিলান | |
State Minister of Ministry of Education | |
In office 10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006 | |
Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
Preceded by | Zinnatunnessa Talukdar |
Succeeded by | Ismat Ara Sadek |
Jatiya Sangsad Member from Chandpur-1 | |
In office June 1996 – 2006 | |
Preceded by | Mesbah Uddin |
Succeeded by | Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir |
Personal details | |
Born | March 26, 1957 Kachua, Chandpur |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Family background
Milan was born in Comilla, Bangladesh. His father Obaidul Haque was a government officer and his mother Mahmuda Haque is a housewife. His wife Nazmun Nahar Baby graduated from the zoology department of Dhaka University and is currently the vice-president of the central committee of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal.
Education
Milan completed 'Secondary education' from Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Government Boys' High School and 'Higher secondary education' from Government Intermediate Technical College (at present Government Science College). After graduation from the department of chemistry, University of Dhaka, he moved to United States for higher education in 1982. He achieved an MBA degree from the New York Institute of Technology. At the same time, he served as an adjunct lecturer in Brooklyn College and Borough of Manhattan Community College and worked as a chemist in Super Farm Pharmaceutical Industry. In 2018, he was awarded a PhD in political science from International Islamic University Malaysia. His PhD thesis is about "Human Capital and Socio-Economic Development: The Role of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Bangladesh".
Career
Milan was the founder convener of BNP-USA chapter and secretary of US-BNP until 1996. In the meantime, he was chosen as the International Affairs Secretary by Khaleda Zia in 1993.[1]
Milan became a parliament member for the first time in the 7th national parliament election held in 1996 from the constituency 260, Chandpur-1, Kachua.[2] In the election of 8th national parliament held in 2001, he defeated the Awami League candidate former minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir with a large margin. Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia appointed Milan as the state minister for education.[3] After being responsible for Chandpur, he started a movement called Jatka Nidhon Protirodh Andolon (Stop Killing Small Hilsa Fish) in his own initiative.[4]
On 5 June 2012, Milan had secured bail from a court and left Bangladesh.[5] On 23 November 2018, he was arrested in Chittagong in 25 cases filed against him in connection with murder, smugging and vandalism.[5]
References
- "Bangladesh Nationalist Party". Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). p. 8.
- "BNP leader Milon gets bail". Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- Eurobdnews (25 October 2013). "Interview of Former State Minister Ehsanul Haque Milon With Shaifur Rahman By eurobdnewsonline.com". Retrieved 25 December 2016 – via YouTube.
- "25 Criminal Cases: BNP leader Milon sent to jail". The Daily Star. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.