HBM Iqbal

HBM Iqbal is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and former Member of Parliament from Ramna-Tejgaon, Dhaka.[1]

HBM Iqbal
এইচ বি এম ইকবাল
Member of Parliament
In office
1996–2001
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
OccupationBusiness

Biography

A former member of parliament from Ramna-Tejgaon, Dhaka and a known businessman. Dr HBM Iqbal is a name to reckon within Bangladesh. [2] With a utopian dream Dr HBM Iqbal founded Premier Bank Limited in 1999, which has all the characteristics to be a people's bank. He has contributed in many enterprises across sectors. He is the chairman of Premier Group of Companies, which includes many reputed companies.

Dr HBM Iqbal is also the owner of the franchisee of Renaissance Hotels, Dhaka a concern of Marriott International and Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Dhaka under Premier Hotels and Resorts Limited and Premier Hotel Management Company Limited respectively .[3]

Iqbal was elected from Dhaka-10 in 1996.[1] He faced criticism after shots were fired from his rally on a rally of then opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, in 2001.[1][4] Four people in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party rally were killed in the shooting.[5] He was charged in 2003,[6] but the case was dropped in 2010 after the Ministry of Home Affairs recommended charges be dropped in 2009.[7][8] In 2007, he was charged with corruption by the Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).[9][10][11][12][13][14] The High Court acquitted him in 2011. The ACC filed a petition against the acquittal but in 2015 dropped their petition.[15] As of 2010, he was a vice-president of the Awami League's Dhaka city unit.[16] He is the chairman of Premier Group of Companies.[17] He is also the chairman of Premier Bank Limited.[18]

Dr HBM Iqbal established Z Rahman Premier Bank School and College in Bhairab, Kishoreganj. This educational institute is decorated with modernity and designed to fulfill the specific needs of the underprivileged children [19]

Being the founder chairman of the Premier Bank Limited Dr HBM Iqbal has been awarded Bangladesh's Best Bank Leader 2019-20 by Asia One, Singapore. [20]

References
  1. "Four injured in reckless driving by ex-Awami League MP HBM Iqbal's underage nephew at Gulshan". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english
  3. https://www.dhakatribune.com/feature/2019/12/22/a-renaissance-experience
  4. "Photos From The Incident". The Daily Star. 2010-08-27. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  5. "Dulal remanded in 2001 Malibagh shooting". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  6. "Charges pressed against Iqbal, 23 others". The Daily Star. 2003-01-01. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  7. "AL leaders relieved from 2001 murder case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  8. "Iqbal, Shaon, 12 others acquitted of Malibagh murder charges". banglanews24.com. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  9. "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.
  10. "HBM Iqbal jailed for 13 years". bdnews24.com. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  11. "HBM Iqbal handed 13yrs behind bars". The Daily Star. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  12. "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.
  13. "Banker, ex-AL MP Iqbal sent to jail in wealth case". bdnews24.com. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  14. "SC upholds conviction of HBM Iqbal's family". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  15. "Ex-MP Iqbal's wife, 3 children get bail". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  16. Ali, Tawfique (25 August 2010). "Rising high the audacity". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  17. "5-star Marriott chain opens in Dhaka". The Daily Star. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  18. "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.
  19. https://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/stock-corporate/z-rahman-premier-bank-school-college-awarded-1563380519
  20. http://www.fintechbd.com/dr-h-b-m-iqbal-awarded-asiaones-bangladeshs-best-bank-leader-2019-20/#:~:text=Freedom%20fighter%20Dr.-,H.B.M.,20%E2%80%9D%20in%20the%20same%20event.


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