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Abdul Wahab (Jhenaidah politician)

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Abdul Wahab
Member of Parliament
for Jhenaidah-1
In office
5 March 1991 – 13 July 2001
Preceded byMuhammad Dabiruddin Joardar
Succeeded byAbdul Hyee
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Abdul Wahab is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He served as the Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jhenaidah-1 constituency.[1]

Career

In November 2008, Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against Wahab for allegedly hiding Tk 89 lakh in his wealth statement.[2] In October 2017, a Jessore court sentenced Wahab to eight years in jail for illegally accumulating that wealth.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ "ACC sues ex-BNP MP Wahab in Jhenidah". The Daily Star. 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  3. ^ "BNP ex-MP jailed for illegal wealth". The Daily Star. 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2020-01-12.