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Abdul Wahab (Jhenaidah politician)

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Bangladeshi politician

Abdul Wahab
Member of Parliament
for Jhenaidah-1
In office
5 March 1991 – 13 July 2001
Preceded byMuhammad Dabiruddin Joardar
Succeeded byAbdul Hyee
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Abdul Wahab is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He served as the Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jhenaidah-1 constituency.

Career

In November 2008, Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against Wahab for allegedly hiding Tk 89 lakh in his wealth statement. In October 2017, a Jessore court sentenced Wahab to eight years in jail for illegally accumulating that wealth.

References

  1. "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. "ACC sues ex-BNP MP Wahab in Jhenidah". The Daily Star. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. "BNP ex-MP jailed for illegal wealth". The Daily Star. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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