Pinu Khan (2 February 1954 – 17 March 2024) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament from the reserved women's seats.[1]
Pinu Khan | |
|---|---|
পিনু খান | |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Reserved Women's Seat–23 | |
| In office 5 January 2014 – 7 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Amena Ahmed |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Reserved Women's Seat–49 | |
| In office 9 December 2011 – 25 January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Sabiha Nahar Begum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1954 Dhaka, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Died | 17 March 2024 (aged 70) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Life and career
editPinu Khan was born on 2 February 1954.[2] She was selected to parliament on 5 January 2014 from reserved women's seat-23 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[3] She served as the general secretary of the Mohila Awami League.[4] Khan died on 17 March 2024, at the age of 70.[5]
Controversy
editKhan's son, Bakhtiar Alam Rony, fired his licensed gun in a traffic jam in an incident in April 2015. His shooting killed Abdul Hakim, a rickshaw puller, and Yakub Ali, an auto-rickshaw driver. He was interrogated by the Detective Branch over the murders while Pinu denied any involvement of her son.[4][6] He was charged with murder and the case became known as Eskaton Double Murder.[7][8][9][10] On 30 January 2019, a Dhaka court sentenced him to life imprisonment.[11]
References
edit- ^ "EC declares five AL candidates elected". The Daily Star. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Constituency 349". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "PINU KHAN -পিনু খান History". Amarmp. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Awami League MP Pinu Khan's son arrested over double murders, hunt on for three others". bdnews24.com. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Mohila Awami League's ex-GS Pinu Khan passes away BSS News
- ^ "Licence to kill". The Daily Star. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Eskaton double murder verdict deferred". The Daily Star. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Eskaton double murder verdict today". The Daily Star. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Court defers murder verdict on MP Pinu Khan's son again". The Independent. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Court defers murder verdict on Awami League MP's son, again". Dhaka Tribune. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Eskaton Double Murder: Eskaton Double Murder: Ex-MP's son gets life term in prison". The Daily Star. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.