Abdul Aziz Mia
Abdul Aziz Mia | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Gaibandha-1 | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Md. Waheduzzaman Sarkar |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Kader Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 or 1952 (age 71–72)[1] |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Alma mater | Rajshahi University |
Abu Saleh Mohammad Abdul Aziz Mia (born 1951/1952; known as Abdul Aziz Mia and Ghoramara Aziz)[2] is a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from the Gaibandha-1 constituency during 2001–2006.[3] In 2017, he was sentenced to capital punishment for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.[1]
Career
[edit]Aziz is a central committee member of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party.[4] Abdul Aziz Miah was elected Member of Parliament in the 2001 Election from Gaibandha-1 (Sunderganj) Constituency as a four-party alliance candidate from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. In June 2016, he, along with five others, was charged with genocide, murder, illegal confinement, loot, arson, torture and other crimes during Bangladesh's Liberation War in 1971.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Crime Against Humanity 1971: Ex-Jamaat MP, 5 others to hang". The Daily Star. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Who is this 'Ghoramara' Aziz?". Dhaka Tribune. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "List of 8th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Six Gaibandha men including former Jamaat MP indicted for 1971 war crimes". bdnews24.com. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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