A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain

A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain
State Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources
In office
October 2001 – June 2005
Personal details
Political party Bangladesh Nationalist Party

A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former State Minister of Energy.

Career

Hossain served a bureaucrat in the administration of General Hussain Muhammad Ershad.[1] He was elected to Parliament from Mymensingh-4 in 1996 and 2001 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[2] He served as the State Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources in the Second Khaleda Cabinet of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[3][4] He served as the State Minister from October 2001 to June 2005. He has removed from office on allegation of corruption regarding Niko resources.[1] He was nominated from Bangladesh Nationalist Party for the Mymensingh-5 in 2008 Bangladesh General Election.[2]

Corruption

Hossain received a Land Cruiser Jeep, worth 9.5 million taka, from Canadian Petroleum company Niko Resources as a bribe for a contract in the Tengratila and Feni gas fields. On 12 February 2012, Hossain was sued by the Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission for corruption.[5] Niko sued Bangladesh in 2010 at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes of the World Bank.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Khan, Sharier. "Dubious leaderships, graft led to gas crisis". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Rawshan lone woman runner in Mymensingh". The Daily Star. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "AKM Mosharraf asked to surrender before trial court". The Daily Star. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "AKM Mosharraf, ex-MP Milon freed on bail". The Daily Star. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Mosharraf sued over Niko bribery". The Daily Star. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Niko deals illegal". The Daily Star. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018.


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