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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}{{Infobox officeholder
|name = ABM Abul Kashem
|office = Member of Parliament
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|death_date = 24 November 2015
|death_place = Square Hospital, [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
|party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
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'''ABM Abul Kashem''' was a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and the former Member of Parliament from [[Chittagong-2]]

==Career==
Kashem was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Chittagong-3 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.<ref>{{cite news |title=Into the electoral fray from behind bars |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/2018/11/19/into-the-electoral-fray-from-behind-bars |accessdate=30 December 2018 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=19 November 2022}}</ref> He served as the Chairmman Parliamentary Committee for the Ministry of Commerce.<ref>{{cite web |title=5th Annual Convention of Self Help Organization of PWD’s held to celebrate UNCRPD |url=http://ypsa.org/2011/12/5th-annual-convention-of-self-help-organization-of-pwds-held-to-celebrate-uncrpd/ |website=ypsa.org |accessdate=30 December 2022}}</ref>

===Controversy===
Kashem's son, SM Al Mamun, tried to grab land from [[ship breaking]] companies in [[Sitakunda Upazila]] for his ship breaking company, Unique Ship-breaking Yard, on 7 October 2009. His son also assaulted journalists trying to cover the incident.<ref>{{cite news |title=MP's son 'grabs' land of 4 ship-breakers |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-108791 |accessdate=30 December 2018 |work=The Daily Star |date=7 October 2009 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Aide of MP's sons held in assault case |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2009/10/11/aide-of-mp-s-sons-held-in-assault-case |accessdate=30 December 2018 |work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> Kashem later apologized for his son's actions.<ref>{{cite news |title=MP 'sorry' for assault, landgrab bid by sons |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2009/10/10/mp-sorry-for-assault-landgrab-bid-by-sons |accessdate=30 December 2018 |work=bdnews24.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Death==
Kashem died on 24 November 2015 in [[Square Hospital]], [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/obituary-177520 |accessdate=30 December 2018 |work=The Daily Star |date=25 November 2015 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Awami League politicians]]
[[Category:2015 deaths]]
[[Category:7th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:9th Jatiya Sangsad members]]

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