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Arafat Rahman | |
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| আরাফাত রহমান | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1972[1] Noakhali, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh |
| Died | 24 January 2015 (aged 45) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Resting place | Banani graveyard, Dhaka |
| Spouse | Sharmila Rahman |
| Relations | Tarique Rahman (brother) Taiyaba Majumder (maternal grandmother) Sayeed Iskander (maternal uncle) Khurshid Jahan (maternal aunt) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | See Majumder–Zia family |
| Nickname | Koko |
Arafat Rahman, nicknamed "Koko"[2] (August 8, 1972 – January 24, 2015) was a Bangladeshi cricket organizer and former chairman of the Development Committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.[3] He was also the younger son of the former president of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman[4] and former prime minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia.[5]
Arafat Rahman is widely remembered for his contribution to cricket in Bangladesh as the chairman of the Development Committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board from 2002 to 2005. He played a significant role in designing a development programme for the Bangladesh Cricket Board, initiating the High-Performance Squad that worked as the grooming ground for young cricketers and ensured a pipeline of talent for the national cricket team over the following decade.[6]
Arafat died in Malaysia on January 24, 2015, due to cardiac arrest.[2] He was exiled by the caretaker government of 2007-08 after his conviction in a money laundering case which his lawyers claimed was fabricated. The funds in question were claimed by his lawyers to have been transferred by a Singaporean businessman with no obvious ties to Rahman while he was in jail in November 2007.[7]
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- ^ "ICL and our cricket". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ Selections from Regional Press. South Asia: Institute of Regional Studies. 2008.
- ^ Ali, S. Mahmud (2010). Understanding Bangladesh. Columbia University Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-231-70143-3. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ "High performance BCB". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "Koko not involved in money laundering". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.