Enamul Haque (engineer)
{{short description|Bangladeshi Politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{similar names||Inam-ul-Haq}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Enamul Haque
| native_name = এনামুল হক
| native_name_lang = bn
| constituency_MP = Rajshahi-4
| parliament = Bangladesh
| term_start = 29 December 2008
| term_end = 29 January 2024
| predecessor = Nadim Mostafa
| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1969|10|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rajshahi, East Pakistan, Pakistan
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| education = B.Sc. Engineering, MBA
| profession = Agriculture and real estate business
| party = Bangladesh Awami League
| successor = Abul Kalam Azad
}}
Enamul Haque (born 21 October 1969) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rajshahi-4 constituency during 2008–2024.
Early life
Haque was born on 21 October 1969. He completed his undergraduate in engineering and also has an MBA.{{Cite web|title=Constituency 55_11th_En|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-1st-parliament-members/309-mps-category/mps-of-11th-parliament/3863-constituency-55-11th-en|access-date=2021-05-30|website=Bangladesh Parliament}}
Career
Haque was elected to the Jatiya Sangsad from Rajshahi-4 in 2008 and on 5 January 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.{{Cite web|title=Constituency 55_10th_En|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/contact/contact-an-mp-email-mobile/110-mps-category/mps-of-9th-parliament/2366-constituency-55-10th-en|access-date=2021-05-30|website=Bangladesh Parliament}}
On 16 September 2014, Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) recommended charging him with corruption regarding his company, Ena Enterprise.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/investigators-for-suing-al-mp-enamul-41937|title=Investigators for suing AL MP Enamul|date=2014-09-16|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2018-12-14}}
In January 2017, Haque criticized Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, the editor of The Daily Observer, after the newspaper published a report accusing Haque of being involved with the drug trade.{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2017/01/27/mp-enamul-haque-rants-against-iqbal-sobhan-chowdhury-over-news|title=MP Enamul Haque rants against Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury over news|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2018-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429080401/https://bdnews24.com/politics/2017/01/27/mp-enamul-haque-rants-against-iqbal-sobhan-chowdhury-over-news|archive-date=2023-04-29}}
In September 2017, local Awami League leaders in Rajshahi accused him of fomenting divisions in the Awami League and creating fractional feuds.{{Cite news |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/116231/2017-09-28|title=AL leaders allege MP fuelling feud, backing banned groups|last=|first=|date=|work=The Independent |location=Dhaka |archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2018-12-14}}
In June 2020, Ayesha Akter Liza (aged {{Age as of date|30|2020|06|01}}) accused Haque of deception and forcefully aborting her fetus. She had claimed they got married on 30 April 2013 and registered on 11 May 2018. Haque acknowledged the marriage but claimed they got divorced on 23 April 2020.{{Cite news |last=Nowrin |first=Nusrat |date=2020-06-02 |title=Woman accuses MP Enamul of deception, forced abortion |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/local-news/woman-accuses-mp-enamul-of-deception-forced-abortion |access-date=2024-09-03 |work=Prothom Alo |language=en}}{{cite news|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/212001/rajshahi-mp-sues-wife-under-dsa|title=Rajshahi MP sues wife under DSA|work=Dhaka Tribune|date=2020-06-06|accessdate=2024-09-03}}
In September 2024, ACC decided to launch an investigation into corruption allegations against Haque accusing him of money laundering, irregularities in projects, and illegally amassing wealth.{{Cite news|date=2024-09-03 |title=ACC to investigate corruption allegations against Durjoy, Enamul |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/news/acc-investigate-corruption-allegations-against-durjoy-enamul-3693451 |access-date=2024-09-03 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2024-09-03 |title=ACC probes former cricket captain Durjoy, two others for corruption |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/corruption/acc-probes-former-cricket-captain-durjoy-two-others-corruption-932696 |access-date=2024-09-03 |work=The Business Standard |language=en}}
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