Ziaul Haque Zia
Ziaul Haque Zia (; 11 March 1953 – 4 November 2016) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He was a 4-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Lakshmipur-1 constituency. He served as the Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives between 2001 and 2006. Early life. Zia was born on 11 March 1953, into a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Keturi in Bhadur Union, Ramganj, Noakhali District, Bengal Presidency (now in Lakshmipur District, Bangladesh). Career. Zia started working in Rupali Bank. He joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1986. In 2008, the special court convicted  Zia of amassing wealth illegally and concealing information from the Anti-Corruption Commission. In 2009, a High Court bench granted bail to eight convicts including Zia. Personal life. Zia was married to Nasima Haque, with whom he had one son, Mashfiqul Haque Joy. Death. Zia died on 4 November 2016 under treatment for cancer at Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.