M. Naser Rahman is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician and a former

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

member representing the

Moulvibazar-3 Moulvibazar-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Mohammad Zillur Rahman (politician and industrialist), Mohammad Zillur Rahman of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency e ...

constituency.

Career

Rahman was elected member of parliament from

constituency in the by-election held on 12 November 2001 as a BNP candidate. The seat fell vacant after his father,

Saifur Rahman Saifur Rahman () is a male Muslim name, meaning ''sword of the Most Gracious''. Notable people with the name include: *Akhundzada Saif-ur-Rahman Mubarak (1925–2010), Sufi sheikh of the Naqshbandi Mujaddadi Tariqa *Saifur Rahman (Bangladeshi pol ...

, had left one of the two constituencies he won in the

2001 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 1 October 2001. The 300 seats of the Jatiya Sangsad were contested by 1,935 candidates representing 54 parties and 484 independents. The elections were the second to be held under the caretaker govern ...

. Rahman is the chairman of ''Saifur Rahman Foundation''. Naser Rahman is also the President of

Moulvibazar District Moulvibazar District, () also spelled Moulavibazar, or Maulavibazar, (previous name: South Sylhet) is the southeastern district of Sylhet Division in northeastern Bangladesh, named after the town of Moulvibazar. It is bordered by the Indian states ...

BNP.

Charges and convictions

In May 2007, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against Rahman. According to the charge, Rahman and his wife suppressed Tk 6.06 crore in a bank account. In April 2008, an anti-graft tribunal sentenced Rahman to 13 years in prison for concealing wealth information and amassing assets beyond known sources of income.

Personal life

Rahman's father was

, a former

finance minister of Bangladesh The Finance Minister of Bangladesh heads the Ministry of Finance (Bangladesh), Ministry of Finance of the Government of Bangladesh. It is one of the most important positions in the Ministries of Bangladesh, Cabinet and the Finance Minister must d ...

. He married Regina Nasser (née Rahman) together they have two daughters and one son.

References

Living people People from Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila Politicians from Sylhet Division Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 8th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub