Ilias Ali (Bangladeshi politician)

M Ilias Ali
এম ইলিয়াস আলী
Ali in 2011
Born(1961-01-01)1 January 1961
DisappearedApril 17, 2012 (aged 51)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationPolitician
Years active1975–2012
SpouseTahsina Rushdir
Children3, including Abrar Ilias, M Labib Sharar
Member of Parliament
for Sylhet-2
In office
15 February 1996 – June 1996
Preceded byMaqsood Ebne Aziz Lama
Succeeded byShah Azizur Rahman[1]
In office
1 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
Preceded byShah Azizur Rahman[1]
Succeeded byShafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury[2]
Personal details
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

M Ilias Ali (1 January 1961 – disappeared 17 April 2012)[3] was a Bangladeshi politician and member of the Jatiya Sangsad (2001–2006) representing the Sylhet-2 constituency.[4] He served as the organising secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He, along with his personal car driver, Ansar Ali, went missing on 18 April 2012.[5] Later that day, local police recovered his abandoned car near his residence in Banani neighborhood and found Ansar's cellphone inside.[3] They have not been seen since.[5] On the tenth anniversary of his disappearance, Netra News, an independent news platform in Sweden, reported on 21 April 2022, that Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), an elite Bangladeshi police unit, had carried out the disappearance. The platform cited leaked confidential documents and internal investigations documents from RAB to reach the conclusion.[6]

  1. ^ a b "List of 5th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "No good news for Ilias' family". The Daily Star. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. ^ "List of 8th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Ilias Ali Disappearance: Six years on, no progress in probe". The Daily Star. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Leaked documents: RAB abducted Ilias Ali". Netra News — নেত্র নিউজ. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2024.