Ali Asgar Lobi
{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Ali Asgar Lobi
|office3 = Member of the Jatiya Sangsad for Khulna-2
|term_start3 =
|term_end3 = 2006
|predecessor3 =
|successor3 = Nazrul Islam Manju
|birth_date =
|birth_place =
|death_date =
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|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|office = President of the Bangladesh Cricket Board
| predecessor = M Akmal Hossain
| successor = Kumar Dolase
|term_start = 26 November 2001
|term_end = 14 November 2006
| office1 = President of Asian Cricket Council
| term_start1 = 2002
| term_end1 = 2004
| predecessor1 = Tauqir Zia
| successor1 = Jagmohan Dalmiya
| spouse = Khusnad Asgar
}}
Ali Asgar Lobi is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Khulna-2. He is also a former president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.{{cite news |title=Ex-MP Lobi gets HC bail |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-60745 |accessdate=6 March 2018 |work=The Daily Star |date=28 October 2008 |language=en}}
Career
Lobi was elected to parliament in a 2001 by-election for Khulna-2 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. The seat had been won by Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, in the 2001 general election. She resigned from the seat, having won multiple seats but only being able to occupy one, leading to the by-election. Lobi owned Hawa Bhaban, the political office of Khaleda Zia.{{cite news |title=Joint forces nab Ali Asghar Lobi |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/joint-forces-nab-ali-asghar-lobi |accessdate=6 March 2018 |work=bdnews24.com |date=6 February 2007}} He served as the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board from 2001 to 2006. From 2002 to 2004 he served as the president of the Asian Cricket Council.{{cite news |title=High profile Bangladeshi jailed |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7033525.stm |accessdate=6 March 2018 |work=BBC News |date=8 October 2007}}
Corruption
In October 2007, Lobi was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for corruption by a special court in Bangladesh.{{cite news |title=Ex-BCB chief jailed for graft |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/270270 |accessdate=6 March 2018 |work=Dawn |date=8 October 2007}} He was jailed for amassing illegal wealth worth up to Tk. 204 million (US$3.5 million) and concealing his income. Lobi was also fined Tk. 1 million and had his illegal property confiscated. Earlier in July of the same year, he was sentenced to 8 years jail for evading taxes of US$2.4 million. His wife, Khusnar Asgar, was also jailed for 3 years for aiding him in his corruption.{{cite web |url=https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/1774/former-bangladesh-cricket-chief-jailed-for-graft-cricbuzzcom |title=Former Bangladesh cricket chief jailed for graft |website=Cricbuzz |date=7 October 2007}}
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Category:Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians
Category:8th Jatiya Sangsad members
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Politicians from Khulna
Category:Politicians from Khulna Division
Category:Bangladeshi cricket administrators
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