Abdus Salam Pintu

Abdus Salam Pintu
আব্দুস সালাম পিন্টু
Jatiya Sangsad Member from Tangail-2
In office
2001–2006
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia
Personal details
Political party Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Abdus Salam Pintu is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party member and the former deputy Minister for Education.[1][2]

Career

Pintu served as deputy minister for education from 2001 to 2003. After that he served as deputy minister for industries from 2003 to 2006.

Pintu was arrested charged with involvement on the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on Awami league president Sheikh Hasina.[3] He was made vice-chairman of BNP's executive committee in 2016, at which time he was in prison.[4] His brother Moulana Tajuddin is a leader of Harkatul Jihad al Islami and played a role in the attack.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ex-dy minister Abdus Salam Pintu held". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "19 accused in attack on Hasina still absconding". 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  3. ↑ "Justice in long wait". 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  4. ↑ "Long list with many surprises". 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  5. ↑ "A test for investigators". The Daily Star. 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2016-11-16.


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