Ishaque Ali Khan Panna

Panna was elected general secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League in 1994 and served till 1998.{{Cite web |date=25 August 2024 |title=ভারতে পালাতে গিয়ে ছাত্রলীগের সাবেক সাধারণ সম্পাদকের মৃত্যু |url=https://www.bd-pratidin.com/chayer-desh/2024/08/25/1021723 |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন |language=bn}} He led protests of the Bangladesh Chhatra League after the controversial February 1996 Bangladeshi general election.{{Cite web |title=কপাল খুলতে পারে পান্নার |url=https://www.dhakatimes24.com/2016/10/16/3356/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0 |access-date=25 August 2024 |website=Dhakatimes News}} According to Banglanews24.com, leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League started a culture of making money from politics under his and AKM Enamul Haque Shamim's tenure.{{Cite web |date=21 December 2012 |title=ছাত্রনেতা হলেই ধনী! |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/politics/news/bd/159939.details |access-date=25 August 2024 |website=banglanews24.com |language=bn}}

On 7 March 2008, Panna submitted his wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission.{{Cite web |date=7 March 2008 |title=Prof Jahanara, ex-BCL GS Panna submit wealth reports |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-26549 |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}} He was nominated by Awami League from Pirojpur-2 but had to give up the seat to a candidate of an allied party of the Awami League.{{Cite web |title=ছাত্রলীগের সাবেক শীর্ষ নেতারা কে কোথায়? |url=https://www.dailyvorerpata.com/details.php?id=79790 |access-date=25 August 2024 |website=www.dailyvorerpata.com}} In 2012, he was appointed assistant secretary of the Central Sub-committee of the Awami League.{{Cite web |title=Former BCL general secretary Ishaque Ali Khan Panna reportedly dies in Meghalaya |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/8b4907c1a6fd |access-date=25 August 2024 |website=Former BCL leader Panna 'dies' in Meghalaya |language=en}} He received permission from Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority for Diamond Life Insurance Company Limited in 2013 along with four others of whom three were affiliated with the Awami League.{{Cite web |date=20 December 2013 |title=পাঁচ বিমা কোম্পানির লাইসেন্স দেওয়া হলো |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/business/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9A-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B |access-date=25 August 2024 |website=Prothomalo |language=bn}}

Panna founded NPI University of Bangladesh with Shamsur Rahman in Manikganj District.{{Cite news |date=10 January 2016 |title=Bangladesh government approves six more private universities |url=https://bdnews24.com/education/2016/01/10/bangladesh-government-approves-six-more-private-universities |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308134238/https://bdnews24.com/education/2016/01/10/bangladesh-government-approves-six-more-private-universities |archive-date=8 March 2016 |access-date=3 May 2018 |work=Bdnews24.com}} In November 2018, he collected nomination forms of Awami League for Pirojpur-1, Pirojpur-2, and Pirojpur-3.{{Cite web |title=পিরোজপুরের ৩ আসনে আ.লীগের মনোনয়ন প্রার্থী সাবেক ৩ ছাত্রলীগ নেতা |url=https://www.banglatribune.com/country/385943/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A7%A9-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86.%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%80 |access-date=25 August 2024 |website=Bangla Tribune |language=bn}} He received the nomination of Pirojpur-2 from Awami League which was represented by Awami League allied Jatiya Party leader Anwar Hossain Manju.{{Cite web |date=6 December 2018 |title=মনোনয়ন দৌড়ে আছেন ছাত্রলীগ-ছাত্রদলের সাবেক নেতারা |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/politics/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8C%E0%A7%9C%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%97%E2%80%93%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE |access-date=25 August 2024 |website=Prothomalo |language=bn}} He ended up not standing in the election.{{Cite web |date=25 November 2018 |title=Pirojpur-2 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Pirojpur-2&d=barishal |access-date=25 August 2024 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}} It was believed by Awami League leaders that he could not receive a seat in the central leadership council of the Awami League as there were already many leaders from his home region of Barisal Division. Leaders from Barisal in the central leadership of Awami League included Abul Hasanat Abdullah, Afzal Hossain, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Shammi Ahmed, and SM Rezaul Karim.

Panna was a member of Bangladesh Insurance Association and the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries.{{Cite web |title=Mr. Ishaque Ali Khan Panna |url=https://fbcci.org/web/profile/mr-ishaque-ali-khan-panna |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=fbcci.org |language=en}} He was the chairman of the board of directors of Diamond Life Insurance Company Limited.{{Cite web |date=24 August 2024 |title=Former BCL General Secretary Ishaque Ali Khan Panna dies while fleeing to India |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/763595 |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=Daily Sun |language=en}} In April 2021, he was elected member of the executive committee of the Bangladesh Insurance Association under President Sheikh Kabir Hossain.{{Cite web |title=Sheikh Kabir Hossain re-elected President of BIA |url=https://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/print/sheikh-kabir-hossain-re-elected-president-of-bia-1617980995 |access-date=25 August 2024 |website=today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd}}

Panna was a member of Pirojpur District unit of the Awami League. In April 2023, he was elected member of the executive committee of the Bangladesh Insurance Association.{{Cite web |title=Sheikh Kabir reelected BIA president |url=https://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade-market/sheikh-kabir-reelected-bia-president-1681143020 |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=The Financial Express |language=en}} In April 2024, he attended a programme of the Awami League with Mirza Azam to distribute water and saline to day labourers in different areas of Dhaka.{{Cite web |title=AL distributes water, saline among common people, day laborers |url=https://www.bssnews.net/news/186528 |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=BSS}} He met with Obaidul Quader to request the government cancel the Prottoy Universal Pension Scheme for university teachers on 4 July 2024.{{Cite web |title=Teacher leaders meeting with Obaidul Quader |url=https://www.rtvonline.com/english/bangladesh/15374 |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=RTV Online |language=en}}

Panna was married to Irin Parveen Badhon who died on 24 April 2016 from cancer at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore at the age of 50.{{Cite web |title=Ex-BCL leader Badhon dies |url=https://www.observerbd.com/2016/04/26/148499.php |access-date=25 August 2024 |website=www.observerbd.com}} She had been a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League and vice-president of the student union of Shamsunnahar Hall. They had one child, Khan Iftesham Abtahi Arian.{{Cite news |date=24 April 2016 |title=আওয়ামী লীগ নেতা ইসহাক আলী খান পান্নার স্ত্রী বাঁধনের ইন্তেকাল |url=https://www.jagonews24.com/politics/news/94991 |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=Jagonews24.com}} His nephew Laikuzzaman Talukdar Mintu is chairman of Saturia Union Parishad.{{Cite news |date=24 August 2024 |title=ছাত্রলীগের সাবেক সাধারণ সম্পাদক ইসহাক আলী খান পান্নার মৃত্যু |url=https://www.itvbd.com/politics/166211/%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8 |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=Independent TV}}

Panna died while trying to enter India in the Shillong hills of Meghalaya state on 24 August 2024, reportedly of a heart attack. Other reports suggested he died of a fall while climbing a hill or was shot by the Border Security Force (BSF). After the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during the Non-cooperation movement (2024), his residence in Kawkhali Upazila, Pirojpur District was vandalized and burned down. He went into hiding and tried to cross into India through Sylhet. His body was recovered by the BSF{{Cite web |date=24 August 2024 |title=ভারতে পালানোর সময় আ. লীগ নেতা পান্নার রহস্যজনক মৃত্যু |url=https://www.dhakapost.com/country/301576 |access-date=25 August 2024 |website=dhakapost.com |language=bn}} pending a request by his family to have them repatriated to Bangladesh.{{Cite web |date=29 August 2024 |title=Panna's death at Indian border: Brother requests ministry for body repatriation |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/356483/ishak-ali-khan%E2%80%99s-body-held-by-meghalaya-police |access-date=29 August 2024 |website=Dhaka Tribune |language=en }} Indian police later said that Panna may have been murdered after an autopsy found signs of strangulation.{{Cite web |date=30 August 2024 |title=India police: Ex-Chhatra League GS Panna’s death suspected to be murder |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/356636/india-police-ex-chhatra-league-gs-panna%E2%80%99s-death |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Dhaka Tribune |language=en }} His postmortem report said that he died because of strangulation. According to the postmortem report, "the cause of the death is asphyxia caused by throttling." There were also multiple lacerations on his body, as well as abrasions and bruises on his forehead.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/top-bangladesh-leader-who-reportedly-fled-found-dead-in-meghalaya-6447856?_gl=1*wlqijz*_ga*MjZXek1vcTJtbVB1REcwc2d3QVFONlFkdTBlanFjdkt4V0NtZHo0dmtVNlZXcUNZV2t0TXlQMHJJeklyS2xORA..*_ga_XQCGTLW8NV*MTcyNTI0Mzk0Ny4yNi4wLjE3MjUyNDM5NDcuMC4wLjA.#comments_result|title=Top Bangladesh Leader Who Reportedly Fled, Found Dead In Meghalaya|website=NDTV.com}} When he died, United News of India reported his family claimed he was carrying $20 million with him.{{Cite web |date=31 August 2024 |title=India hands over Panna’s body to his family |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/c19af895e06a |access-date=2 September 2024 |website=Bdnews24.com |quote=United News of India, another media outlet, wrote that Panna’s family claimed he had nearly $20 million on him. However, Giri Prasad, chief of East Jaintia Hills District Police, says the body did not have any cash on it.}}

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