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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{other people5|Abdul Qadir}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Abdul Kader Khan
|native_name = আব্দুল কাদের খান
|native_name_lang = bn
|constituency_MP = [[Gaibandha-1]]
|term_start = 25 January 2009
|term_end = 24 January 2014
|predecessor = [[Abdul Aziz (Bangladeshi politician)|Abdul Aziz]]
|successor = [[Manjurul Islam Liton]]
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|03|31|df=y}}
|party = [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]
|nationality = Bangladeshi
}}

'''Abdul Kader Khan''' (born 31 March 1952)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla?layout=edit&id=677&csrt=9841954043077400142|title=Constituency 29|website=Bangladesh Parliament|access-date=2020-03-10}}</ref> is a [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]] politician and a former [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member representing the [[Gaibandha-1]] constituency. In June 2019, Khan was sentenced to life imprisonment for possessing a firearm and an additional 15 years for possessing ammunitions.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/news/mp-liton-murder-ex-mp-kader-gets-life-term-keeping-illegal-arms-1755637|title=MP Liton Murder: Ex-MP Kader gets life term for keeping illegal arms|date=2019-06-12|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2020-03-10}}</ref>

==Career==
Khan is a retired medical officer of [[Bangladesh Army]] with the rank of colonel.<ref>{{cite news |title=MP Liton Murder: Kader confesses he planned, financed it|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/mp-liton-murder-kader-confesses-he-planned-financed-it-1367419|work=The Daily Star|language=en|date=26 February 2017|access-date=26 February 2017}}</ref> He was elected to parliament from Jatiya Party of the Grand Alliance in 2008 representing [[Gaibandha-1]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Former MP Kader Khan 'confesses to planning and training’ to execute MP Liton’s murder|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017/02/25/former-mp-kader-khan-confesses-to-planning-and-training-to-execute-mp-litons-murder|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=26 February 2017}}</ref>

==Charges==
On 21 February 2017, Khan was arrested his house in Bogra, in connection with the murder of [[Manjurul Islam Liton]], the then incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from the same constituency.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/liton-murder-ex-jp-mp-kader-khan-held-bogra-1364842|title=Liton murder: Ex-JP MP Kader Khan held in Bogra|date=2017-02-21|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2020-03-10}}</ref> 4 days later, Khan confessed his involvement in the murder.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/liton-murder-kader-confesses-his-involvement-1367230|title=Liton murder: Kader confesses his involvement|date=2017-02-25|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2020-03-10}}</ref> He was sentenced to death on 28 November 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2019/11/28/former-jatiya-party-mp-kader-khan-six-others-sentenced-to-death-for-killing-awami-league-leader-liton|title=Former Jatiya Party MP Kader Khan, six others sentenced to death for killing Awami League leader Liton|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2020-04-10}}</ref>

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