Ataur Rahman Khan (BNP politician)
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Ataur Rahman Khan | |
|---|---|
| Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Ataur Rahman Khan |
| Succeeded by | Masood Helali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20th-century |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Ataur Rahman Khan (Bengali: আতাউর রহমান খাঁন) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Kishoreganj-3.
Khan was a founding member of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh.
Khan was a founding member of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh.[1] In 1988, on a tour with senior leaders of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh, he visited Afghanistan and met with Osama bin Laden.[2][1] They had flown to Pakistan, where they were hosted by Qari Saifullah Akhtar and were driven by Abdur Rahman Shahi, a Bangladeshi mujahadeen, to Afghanistan.[1]
Khan was elected to parliament from Kishoreganj-3 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1991.[3] He received 57,671 votes, while his nearest rival, Md. Fazlur Rahman of the Awami League, received 40,205 votes.[3]