Taimur Alam Khandaker
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Taimur Alam Khandaker is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the general secretary of the Trinamool BNP.{{Cite news |date=2023-12-12 |title=Our candidates facing threats ahead of polls: Trinamool BNP |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/elections/news/our-candidates-facing-threats-ahead-polls-trinamool-bnp-3492656 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} He is the former chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation.{{Cite news |title='90pc driving licences obtained through unfair means' |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/12/05/d41205100165.htm |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star}}{{Cite news |date=2007-10-31 |title=Quader sued for hiding wealth |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-9634 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}
Career
From 2001 to 2006, Khandaker was the chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation.{{Cite news |title=Taimur Alam Khandaker |url=https://bdnews24.com/cricket/profile/taimur-alam-khandaker |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=bdnews24.com |language=en}}
In October 2007, the Anti-corruption Commission identified Khandaker, former chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation, as a corruption suspect.{{Cite news |date=2007-10-05 |title=ACC makes public list of 35 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-6644 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} Mohammad Hanif, general secretary of the Dhaka Auto Rickshaw Shramik Union, sued Khandaker and Barrister Nazmul Huda, former minister of communication, on charges of misappropriating 10 million BDT from the union.{{Cite news |date=2007-08-20 |title=Huda, Taimur sued for Tk 1crore CNG scam |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-819 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} The Bangladesh High Court cancelled a letter by the Anti-corruption Commission asking Khandaker to submit a wealth statement.{{Cite news |date=2008-03-14 |title=SC says ACC notice legal |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-27672 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} The Bangladesh Supreme Court cancelled the High Court order in March 2008.{{Cite news |date=2008-03-14 |title=SC says ACC notice legal |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-27672 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} In June, he was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment on charges of taking a bribe from Nikunja Model Service Centre.{{Cite news |date=2008-06-13 |title=Ex-BRTC boss Taimur jailed for 14yrs |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-40975 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} The Anti-corruption Commission sued him on charges of illegal wealth in November 2008.{{Cite news |date=2008-11-18 |title=ACC okays filing of 2 graft cases |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-63860 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} His wife, Nasima Haque, and son, Mashfiqul Haque, were also in the charge sheet.{{Cite news |date=2008-06-10 |title=Salman, Sohel, Mahmudur to be chargesheeted |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-40538 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} He had 11 criminal cases against him. He collected nomination forms from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.{{Cite news |date=2008-11-26 |title=Convicts, reformists too rush to get BNP ticket |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-64981 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} In 2009, he was elected president of the Narayanganj District unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.{{Cite news |date=2009-11-25 |title=Conflict-ridden BNP units get more time |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-115599 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}
Khandaker contested the 2011 Narayanganj City Corporation election backed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party but withdrew at the last moment alleging the vote was rigged in favor of the ruling Awami League.{{Cite news |date=2011-10-30 |title=BNP asks election commissioners to step down |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-208529 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2011-10-31 |title=V for Ivy |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-208613 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}
In September 2014, Khandaker was arrested in Dhaka on a vandalism case filed by Sayed Ruhul Arefin.{{Cite news |date=2014-09-16 |title=N'ganj BNP leader Taimur arrested |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/nganj-bnp-leader-taimur-arrested-41915 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} He was the president of the Narayanganj District unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and chairman of Bangladesh Jatiya Badhir Sangsthya. In December 2016, he contested the Narayanganj City Corporation election as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate.{{Cite news |date=2016-11-19 |title=NCC polls: Taimur to vie with BNP ticket despite unwillingness |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/ncc-polls-taimur-vie-bnp-ticket-despite-unwillingness-1317268 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Liton |first=Shakhawat |date=2016-11-20 |title=Ivy now in a new battle |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/op-ed/opinion-ivy-now-new-battle-1317652 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |type=Opinion |language=en}}
Khandaker contested the Narayanganj City Corporation election as an independent candidate in January 2022.{{Cite news |date=2022-01-16 |title=Taimur casts his vote |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/special-events/ncc-polls-2022/news/taimur-casts-his-vote-2940166 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} He lost but blamed the government for rigging the election.{{Cite news |date=2022-01-16 |title=It's a defeat for the govt, not me: Taimur |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/special-events/ncc-polls-2022/news/its-defeat-the-govt-not-me-taimur-2940476 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} He alleged his polling agents were not allowed in the polling centers.{{Cite news |date=2022-01-16 |title=Agent not allowed to enter a polling station, Taimur says |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/special-events/ncc-polls-2022/news/agent-not-allowed-enter-polling-station-taimur-says-2940186 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} He was the advisor of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia.{{Cite news |date=2023-09-20 |title=Former BNP leaders at the helm of Trinamool BNP |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/former-bnp-leaders-the-helm-trinamool-bnp-3423236 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} He was expelled from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for participating in the election against the party decision.{{Cite news |date=2022-01-19 |title=BNP now expels Taimur |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/politics/bnp-now-expels-taimur-359314 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Business Standard |language=en}} He said he would continue to work for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.{{Cite news |date=2022-01-19 |title=I will work for BNP as activist: Taimur |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/politics/i-will-work-for-bnp-as-activist-taimur |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=Prothom Alo |language=en}} He was also removed from the post of advisor to the party chairperson.{{Cite news |date=2022-01-03 |title=Taimur Alam removed from Khaleda Zia's advisor post |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/politics/taimur-alam-removed-from-khaleda-zias-advisor-post |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=Prothom Alo |language=en}}
In September 2023, Khandaker was elected general secretary of the Trinamool BNP.{{Cite news |date=2023-09-19 |title=Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury elected chairperson of Trinamool BNP |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/politics/news/shamsher-mobin-chowdhury-elected-chairperson-trinamool-bnp-3422656 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} He collected the nomination form for Narayanganj-1 for the 12th parliamentary elections in November 2023.{{Cite news |date=2023-11-21 |title=Taimur collects nomination form for Narayanganj-1 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/elections/news/taimur-collects-nomination-form-narayanganj-1-3475361 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} He lost to Awami League candidate Golam Dastagir Gazi.{{Cite news |date=2024-01-07 |title=Ex-BNP leaders Shamsher, Taimur lose to AL candidates |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/ex-bnp-leaders-shamsher-taimur-lose-al-candidates-771338 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Business Standard |language=en}} After the elections, he warned Bangladesh was at the risk of becoming a one party state.{{Cite news |date=2024-01-10 |title=Bangladesh heading towards one-party state: Trinamool BNP |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/election-2024/news/news/bangladesh-heading-towards-one-party-state-trinamool-bnp-3515971 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}
Personal life
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