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. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. 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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