HBM Iqbal
H.B.M Iqbal | |
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এইচ বি এম ইকবাল | |
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| Born | 12 April 1950 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
HBM Iqbal is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament from Ramna-Tejgaon, Dhaka.[1]
Political Career
Iqbal was elected from Dhaka-10 in 1996.[2] As of 2010, he was a vice-president of the Awami League's Dhaka city unit.[3]
Business Career
He is the chairman of Premier Group of Companies.[4] He is also the founder and chairman of Premier Bank Limited.[5]
Recognitions and Awards
H.B.M Iqbal awarded “Bangladesh’s Best Bank Leader 2019-20[6]
Controversies
He faced criticism after shots were fired from his rally on a rally of then opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, in 2001.[1][7] Four people in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party rally were killed in the shooting.[8] He was charged in 2003,[9] but the case was dropped in 2010 after the Ministry of Home Affairs recommended charges be dropped in 2009.[10][11]
In 2007, he was charged with corruption by the Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission.[12][13][14][15][16][17]
References
- ^ a b "Four injured in reckless driving by ex-Awami League MP HBM Iqbal's underage nephew at Gulshan". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Four injured in reckless driving by ex-Awami League MP HBM Iqbal's underage nephew at Gulshan". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Ali, Tawfique (25 August 2010). "Rising high the audacity". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "5-star Marriott chain opens in Dhaka". The Daily Star. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Premier Bank sues nine officials for fund fraud". The Daily Star. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "HBM Iqbal gets 'Bangladesh's Best Bank Leader' award". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ "Photos From The Incident". The Daily Star. 2010-08-27. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ "Dulal remanded in 2001 Malibagh shooting". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ "Charges pressed against Iqbal, 23 others". The Daily Star. 2003-01-01. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ "AL leaders relieved from 2001 murder case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ "Iqbal, Shaon, 12 others acquitted of Malibagh murder charges". banglanews24.com. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ "Property of HBM Iqbal, family to be attached". The Daily Star. 28 November 2007. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "HBM Iqbal jailed for 13 years". bdnews24.com. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "HBM Iqbal handed 13yrs behind bars". The Daily Star. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "AL's crime dons show up at HC". The Daily Star. 19 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Banker, ex-AL MP Iqbal sent to jail in wealth case". bdnews24.com. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "SC upholds conviction of HBM Iqbal's family". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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