Sheikh Tayebur Rahman

Sheikh Tayebur Rahman is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Mayor of Khulna.[1]

Sheikh Tayebur Rahman
Mayor of Khulna
Personal details
Born21 October 1936
Bagerhat, East Bengal, British Raj
Died17 October 2015
Khulna, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Early life

Rahman was born on 21 October 1936 in Bagerhat, East Bengal, British Raj.[2]

Career

Rahman served as the forest and environment affairs secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He served as the Mayor of Khulna of 17 years and ten months in three consecutive terms.[3] He was a shareholder and director of Destiny-2000.[4][5] He was disqualified from contesting in the 2008 Mayoral election of Khulna as he had been convicted of a crime and the election was won by the Bangladesh Awami League backed candidate Md. Moniruzzaman Moni. It was the first time since 1973, when M.A. Bari won, that an Bangladesh Awami League candidate was elected Mayor of Khulna City.[6][7]

Corruption

On 3 November 2007, Rahman was arrested on corruption charges by Bangladesh Police.[8] In 2008, he was sentenced to 17 years in jail in two extortion cases.[9] He was sentenced to 10 years in jail on 26 May 2008 by a court in Khulna.[10] On 30 December 2009, Anti-Corruption Commission sued him for illegally appointing extra employees while serving as the Mayor of Khulna.[11]

Personal life

Rahman was married to Laila Rahman and they have three daughters and one son together.[12]

Death

Rahman had a brain stroke on 1 January 2016 and was admitted to Nargis Memorial Clinic in Khulna, Bangladesh. He died on 3 January 2017.[2]

References
  1. "I am not afraid, says Khulna mayor Tayebur". The Daily Star. 29 September 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. "Former KCC mayor Tayebur Rahman dies". The Daily Sun. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. "Ex-KCC mayor Tayebur Rahman passes away". Banglanews24.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. "Destiny 2000 Ltd. - List of Shareholders". destiny-2000.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. "Destiny chairman, 21 others sued for graft". The Daily Star. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  6. "AL gets toehold in Barisal, Khulna, Rajshahi cities after decades". The Daily Star. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  7. "Maiden AL triumph in Khulna". The Daily Star. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  8. "Khulna mayor Tayebur held on extortion charge". The Daily Star. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  9. "Detained KCC mayor Tayebur Rahman falls sick". The Daily Star. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  10. "Khulna mayor gets 10 years in another extortion case". The Daily Star. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  11. "Ex-KCC mayor Tayebur faces corruption case". The Daily Star. 30 December 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  12. "Ex-KCC mayor Tayebur Rahman dies". The New Nation. Retrieved 8 March 2018.


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