Ali Asgar Lobi is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for

Khulna-2 Khulna-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Kotwali Thana (Khulna), Khulna Sadar and Sonadanga Thana, ...

. He is also a former president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.

Career

Lobi was elected to parliament in a 2001 by-election for Khulna-2 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. The seat had been won by

Khaleda Zia Begum Khaleda Zia (born August–September 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the prime minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2006. She was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh and the second fema ...

, Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, in the 2001 general election. She resigned from the seat, having won multiple seats but only being able to occupy one, leading to the by-election. Lobi owned

Hawa Bhaban Hawa Bhaban, also rendered as Hawa Bhavan, or Hawa Bhawan, was the political office of the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and monitored party affairs on the chair's behalf. It was viewed as an "alternate power house" in Banglades ...

, the political office of Khaleda Zia. He served as the president of the

Bangladesh Cricket Board The Bangladesh Cricket Board (; abbreviated as BCB), formerly known as Bangladesh Cricket Control Board, is the governing body of cricket in Bangladesh. It became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1977, and a Lis ...

from 2001 to 2006. From 2002 to 2004 he served as the president of the

Asian Cricket Council The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is a cricket organization which was established in 1983, to promote and develop the sport of Cricket in Asia. Subordinate to the International Cricket Council, the council is the continent's regional administrati ...

Corruption

In October 2007, Lobi was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for corruption by a special court in Bangladesh. He was jailed for amassing illegal wealth worth up to Tk. 204 million (US$3.5 million) and concealing his income. Lobi was also fined Tk. 1 million and had his illegal property confiscated. Earlier in July of the same year, he was sentenced to 8 years jail for evading taxes of US$2.4 million. His wife, Khusnar Asgar, was also jailed for 3 years for aiding him in his corruption.

References

Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Living people 8th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) Politicians from Khulna Politicians from Khulna Division Bangladeshi cricket administrators Presidents of the Bangladesh Cricket Board {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub