Arafat Rahman

Arafat Rahman koko
Born 12 August 1969
Died 24 January 2015(2015-01-24) (aged 45)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Cause of death Cardiac failure
Resting place Banani graveyard, Dhaka
Other names Koko
Parent(s) Ziaur Rahman
Khaleda Zia
Relatives Tarique Rahman (brother)

Arafat Rahman, nicknamed "Koko"[1] alternative spelling "Coco" (12 August 1969 – 24 January 2015)[2] was the younger son of Former President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman[3] and former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[4] Arafat was convicted in a money-laundering case by the Caretaker government of Bangladesh in 2007.[2] On 17 July 2008, after taking permission from Bangladesh Supreme Court, he went to Thailand and from there to Malaysia for medical treatment.[5] He died of a cardiac arrest on 24 January 2015, at University Malaya Medical Center (UMMC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Khaleda Zia's self-exiled son dies in Malaysia". Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Khaleda's son Coco dies". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Selections from Regional Press. South Asia: Institute of Regional Studies. 2008.
  4. ↑ Ali, S. Mahmud (2010-09-30). Understanding Bangladesh. Columbia University Press. pp. 255–. ISBN 9780231701433. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia's son dies". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Mohammad Al-Masum Molla (24 January 2015). "Khaleda's younger son Koko dies". The Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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