Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad

{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician (born 1956)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad

| native_name = কাজী শাহ মোফাজ্জল হোসেন কায়কোবাদ

| native_name_lang = bn

| constituency_MP = Comilla-3

| term_start = 23 June 1996

| term_end = 5 January 2014

| predecessor = Rafiqul Islam Miah

| successor = Yussuf Abdullah Harun

| term_start2 = 7 May 1986

| term_end2 = 15 July 1990

| predecessor2 = Harun-ar-Rashid

| successor2 = Rafiqul Islam Miah

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|2|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Comilla, East Pakistan, Pakistan

| party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

| otherparty = Jatiya Party

| occupation = Politician

}}

Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad (born 20 February 1956){{cite web |url=http://123.49.33.144/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=2363 |title=Constituency 251 |website=Bangladesh Parliament |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140055/http://123.49.33.144/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=2363 |archive-date=2018-06-12}} is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician who served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Comilla-3 constituency from 1986 to 1990 and again from 1996 to 2014.{{cite web |url=http://bdaffairs.com/members-of-3rd-parliament-of-bangladesh/ |title=Member's of 3rd Parliament of Bangladesh |access-date=2017-06-07 |archive-date=2017-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525100108/http://bdaffairs.com/members-of-3rd-parliament-of-bangladesh/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/4th%20Parliament%20.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711110122/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/4th%20Parliament%20.pdf |archive-date=11 July 2022}}{{cite web |url=http://bdaffairs.com/members-of-7th-parliament-of-bangladesh/ |title=Member's of 7th Parliament of Bangladesh |website=bdaffairs |access-date=2017-06-07 |archive-date=2017-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104060229/http://bdaffairs.com/members-of-7th-parliament-of-bangladesh/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://bdaffairs.com/members-of-8th-parliament-of-bangladesh/ |title=Member's of 8th Parliament of Bangladesh |website=bdaffairs |access-date=2017-01-28 |archive-date=2016-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026231250/http://bdaffairs.com/members-of-8th-parliament-of-bangladesh/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla |title=Member's of 9th Parliament of Bangladesh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409131839/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla |archive-date=9 April 2014}}

In his political career, Kaikobad was appointed as a whip of the Bangladesh Parliament (state minister equivalent) in 1989. Later, he was appointed as the state minister in‐charge for the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Waqf of Bangladesh in 1990. During his parliamentary career, he has also served as a member of different parliamentary standing committees.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

Kaikobad was sentenced to life imprisonment for taking part in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack that targeted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/august-21-carnage/21-august-grenade-attack-verdict-tarique-rahman-awarded-life-1645090|title=August 21 attack: 'State-backed crime' punished|date=2018-10-11|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}{{cite news |title=Aug 21 grenade attack on AL rally |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/08/21/august-21-attack/ |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |date=21 August 2016|accessdate=18 September 2016}}{{cite news |last=Halder |first=Chaitanya Chandra |date=3 February 2013 |title=Mufti Hannan revealed Hawa Bhaban plot |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-267748 |newspaper=The Daily Star |accessdate=18 September 2016}} In 2014, he was a fugitive, reportedly in Thailand.{{cite news |last1=Haider |first1=Liton |date=21 August 2014 |title=19 accused in Aug 21 grenade attack case fleeing justice |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/08/21/19-accused-in-aug-21-grenade-attack-case-fleeing-justice |newspaper=bdnews24.com |accessdate=18 September 2016}} In 2016, he was made one of 33 vice-chairman in the executive committee of BNP.{{cite news |last=Hasan |first=Rashidul |date=6 August 2016 |title=Long list with many surprises |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/long-list-many-surprises-1265617 |newspaper=The Daily Star |accessdate=18 September 2016}}

Interpol had issued a red notice for Kaikobad, but cancelled it on 4 May 2018 because it was not consistent with Interpol's constitution.

{{Cite news|last=Islam|first=Shariful|date=2021-08-20|title=10 Absconding Convicts in Aug 21 Case : CID moves to seek Interpol red notice|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/crime-justice/news/10-absconding-convicts-aug-21-case-cid-moves-seek-interpol-red-notice-2156506|access-date=2022-02-01|website=The Daily Star|language=en}} 28 December 2024, He returned to Bangladesh, After sheikh hasina regime.