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Jan 23, 2011

Tarique Rahman

Mr. Tarique Rahman and his party flag
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About Tarique Rahman
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Tarique Rahman (also spelled as Tarek Rahman) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the Senior Vice Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). His nickname is Pino, which is less used by the public than the nickname, Coco, of his younger brother Arafat Rahman. He is also popularly known as Tareq Zia, the reminiscent of his father's main name.

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Profile For Tarique Rahman
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Personal Information
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Birth Name
Tarique Rahman(also spelled as Tarek Rahman, Tareq Rahman)
Nick Name
Pino
Tareq Zia
Father Name
Ziaur Rahman
(Lieutenant General, founder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP), President of Bangladesh, Bir Uttam)
Mother Name
Khaleda Zia
(Prime Minister of three times of Bangladesh, Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP))
Date of Birth
November 20, 1965
Weekday
Saturday
Birthday/Birth Anniversary
November 20
Grew up
Dhaka cantonment, Bangladesh
Sex
Male
Hair Color
Black
Eyes Color
Black
Height
5'5"
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Country
Bangladesh
Ancestry
Federal Pakistan
Nationality
Bangladeshi
Race or Ethnicity
Grey, Asian/Indian
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Residence
196 Gulshan Avenue, Block D, Gulshan Thana, Dhaka
Language Speaks
Bengali
English
Religion
Islam(Sunni)
Website(s)
www.tarekzia.net
www.tarekzia.com
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Family Information
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Brother
Arafat Rahman ('coco' also spelled as 'koko')
Marital Status
Married
Spouse
Dr. Zubaida Rahman
(daughter of Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan, former Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy)
Daughter
Zaima Rahman(fourteen years old)
Dr. Zubaida Rahman in crying

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Political Information
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Political Party
Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP)
Political Career
  • Primary member, Gabtali Upazila, Bogra district(1993)
  • Committee member, Bogra district(1993)
  • Joint Secretary General(June 2002)
  • Senior Joint General Secretary
Launched Party program(s)
  • Grassroots Level Conference (in every district of the country)
  • Divisional conferences
  • Upazila Conferences
Party Meetings
Attended hundreds of party meetings all over the country
Motivation to the poor people(by establishing)
Poultry, Dairy and Fish farm(visiting several parts of the country)
Party Position
Senior Vice-Chairman
Corruption and Extortion charges
During caretaker government Tarique Rahman was jealously  charged in twelve Corruption and extortion cases
Arrest and Imprisonment  
  • On March 7, 2007 Tarique Rahman was arrested by Fakhruddin government(caretaker government).
  • Tarique Rahman was cruelly tortured inside custody
  • Tarique Rahman suffered imprisonment for 18 months
  • Tarique Rahman was released on September 3, 2008(on bail)
Overseas Treatment
September 11, 2008 Tarique Rahman was set to fly for London, United Kingdom due to overseas treatment at Wellington hospital in London an Independent private hospital in St. John's Wood, North West London        
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Professional Information
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Occupation(s)
Founder of Dandy Dyeing (Textile mill)

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Jan 22, 2011

Ziaur Rahman

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About Ziaur Rahman
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Ziaur Rahman was born in the village of Bagbari in the Bogra District of the northwest Bangladesh. His father, Mansur Rahman was a chemist working for a government department in Kolkata. Zia's childhood was divided between living in the village and the city. He was later enrolled into the Hare School in Kolkata. With the partition of the British-India in 1947, Mansur Rahman with his family returned to East Bengal, which became part of the new state of Pakistan. The family later moved to Karachi, the federal capital located in Sindh West Pakistan, where Mansur Rahman had been transferred to work for the Government of Pakistan. Zia was enrolled in the Academy School in Karachi.

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Personal Information
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Birth Name
Ziaur Rahman
Nick Name
Zia
Father Name
Mansur Rahman (a chemist working for a government department in Kolkata)
Date of Birth
19 January 1936
Weekday
Sunday
Birthday/Birth Anniversary
19 January
Place of birth
Bagbari, British Empire (now Bagbari in the Bogra District of the northwest Bangladesh)
Grew up
Kolkata in India, East Bengal in India, Karachi in Federal Pakistan
Sex
Male
Hair Color
Black
Eyes Color
Black
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Country
Bangladesh
Ancestry
Federal Pakistan
Nationality
Bangladeshi
Race or Ethnicity
Black, Asian/Indian
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Language Speaks
  • Bengali
  • English
Religion
Islam (Sunni)
Website
www.bnp-bd.com
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Political Information
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Political party   
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
President of Bangladesh
21-Apr-1977 to 30-May-1981
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Death Information
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Died   
30 May 1981
Age
45
Place of death
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Remains
Buried, Chandrima Uddan, Sher-e-Banglanagar, Dhaka
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Educational Information
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Accademy
  • D. J. Science College
  • Pakistan Military Academy
  • Command and Staff College
Ziaur Rahman

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Marital Information
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Status
Married
Spouse
Khaleda Zia (Prime minister of three times of Bangladesh)
Son(s)  
  1. Tareq Rahman (Senior Vice Chairperson of BNP)
  2. Arafat Rahman - "coco"
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 Military service
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Rank
Lieutenant General
Teacher
Pakistan Military Academy
Proclaimed the independence of Bangladesh
1971
Allegiance   
Pakistan
Mukti Bahini
Bangladesh
Service/branch   
  • Pakistan Army (1953-1971)
  • Bangladesh Army (1971-81)
Years of service   
1953–1981
Awards   
  • Bir Uttom
  • Hilal-i-Jur'at
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Begum Khaleda Zia

Begum Khaleda Zia

Party Flag of BNP
About Begum Khaleda Zia
Politician who served at three times as Prime Minister of Bangladesh. In 1960, she married Ziaur Rahman, at the age of 15, a leader in the fight for the independence of Bangladesh. Her husband became president of Bangladesh in 1977, and after his assassination in 1981 she became politically active. In 1984 she assumed the leadership of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Khaleda Zia is the widow of assassinated President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman, and leads his old party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Khaleda Zia was arrested repeatedly during the dictatorship of Hossain Mohammad Ershad in the 1980s, but in 1991 she led the opposition to victory and became the First woman Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She has been elected to five separate parliamentary constituencies in the general elections of 1991, 1996, and 2001, a feat unachieved by any other politician in Bangladeshi history.

Basic Information
Birth Name
Khaleda
Nick Name
Putul
Begum Khaleda Zia
Khaleda Zia 
Father Name
Iskandar Majumder
Mother Name
Taiyaba Majumder
Date of Birth
9-Aug-1944 (according to encyclopedia)
Birthday
August 15
Sex
Female
Hair Color
Black
Eyes Color
Black
Height
5' 4"
Zodiac sign
Leo

Family Information
Khaleda is the youngest child of her parents
Brother(s)
  1. Sayeed Iskander (Retired major of Bangladesh Army, Founder of Dandy Dyeing business company )
  2. Shameem Iskander (Retired flight engineer)
Sister(s)
  1. Khurshid Jahan Haq  (nicknamed Chocolate Apa)
  2. Selima Islam Beauty

Social Information
Paternal Residence
Fulgazi Upazila, Feni District, Bangladesh
Residing in
Dhaka cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Place of birth
 Birbhum, West bengal, India
.Grew up
British Raj , Dinajpur and Fulgazi Upazila of Feni District, Bangladesh
Country
Banladesh
Nationality
Bangladeshi
Race or Ethnicity
Asian/Bangladesh
Language Speaks
Bengali
Religion
Islam
Religious view
Muslim

Educational Information 
School
Dinajpur Government Girls High School, Dinajpur, Bangladesh, matriculation in 1960
College
Surendranath College, Dinajpur, Bangladesh, IA in 1963

Political Information 
First Lady
Begum Khaleda Zia was the First Lady (1977-1981) to democratically elected "President" Ziaur Rahman
Party Name
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
Party Position
Chair person
Exceptional politician in Bangladeshi history
She has been elected to five separate parliamentary constituencies in the general elections of
1991
1996
2001
Prime Minister (three times)
1991 to 1996
February 15, 1996 to June 12, 1996
October 1, 2001 to 28 October 2006
Most Powerful Women List
In 2006, Forbes ranked Khaleda Zia at number 33 in its list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the world

Marital Information 
Spouse
Ziaur Rahman,
(Married : In 1960 , Nationality : Bagladeshi, Occupation :  Captian of Bangladesh army, later Chief of the Armed Forces, later President of Bangladesh and the founder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party -BNP, Died : 30 May 1981 in Chittagong, Bangladesh)
Son(s)
  1. Tareq Rahman (born in Karachi on November 20, 1966, nicknames are Tareq Zia and Pino. Married to Dr. Zubeida, daughter of former Navy Chief MA Khan)
  2. Arafat Rahman (born in 1968, nickname is Koko)
Khaleda Zia and her officials
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Khaleda Zia's Family Pictures

Begum Khaleda Zia and her officials

About Begum Khaleda Zia
Politician who served at three times as Prime Minister of Bangladesh. In 1960, she married Ziaur Rahman, at the age of 15, a leader in the fight for the independence of Bangladesh. Her husband became president of Bangladesh in 1977, and after his assassination in 1981 she became politically active. In 1984 she assumed the leadership of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Khaleda Zia is the widow of assassinated President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman, and leads his old party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Khaleda Zia was arrested repeatedly during the dictatorship of Hossain Mohammad Ershad in the 1980s, but in 1991 she led the opposition to victory and became the First woman Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She has been elected to five separate parliamentary constituencies in the general elections of 1991, 1996, and 2001, a feat unachieved by any other politician in Bangladeshi history.

Begum Khaleda Zia's Relatives

Ziaur Rahman, Husband of Khaleda Zia
Taiyaba Majumder, mother of Khaleda Zia
Sayeed Iskander, brother of Khaleda Zia
Shameem Iskandar, brother of Khaleda Zia

Tareq Rahman Zia, Elder Son of Khaleda Zia
Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of Khaleda Zia

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