Harunur Rashid (politician)


Harunur Rashid is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from the Chapai Nawabganj-3 constituency.

Early life

Harunur Rashid was born in 1 January 1962 in Chapai Nawabganj District. His father's name was Abdus Samad Mia and his mother's name was Selina Begum.

Career

Rashid was elected to parliament from Chapai Nawabganj-3 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate on 30 December 2018.

Charge and conviction

The Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against Rashid in March 2007 and then pressed charge in July.
In October 2019, a Dhaka court sentenced Rashid to five years’ imprisonment for dodging taxes while importing a luxurious car in 2007. A week later, the High Court granted him six months’ bail in the case.