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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Amanur Rahman Khan Rana
|native_name = আমানুর রহমান খান রানা
|native_name_lang = bn
|constituency_MP = [[Tangail-3]]
|term_start = 26 November 2012
|term_end = January 2019
|predecessor = [[Mohammad Matiur Rahman]]
|successor = [[Ataur Rahman Khan (Tangail politician)|Ataur Rahman Khan]]
|nationality = Bangladeshi
|party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|10|06|df=y}}
|relatives = [[Shamsur Rahman Khan Shahjahan]] (uncle)
|father = [[Ataur Rahman Khan (Tangail politician)|Ataur Rahman Khan]]
}}

'''Amanur Rahman Khan Rana''' (born 6 October 1967)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps-2/members-of-parliament-2/current-mp-s/list-of-10th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=2228|title=Constituency 132_10th_En|website=Bangladesh Parliament|access-date=2019-09-29}}</ref> is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and a former [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member from [[Tangail-3]] constituency from November 2012 until January 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Assets of MP Rana, brothers attached in case over Faruk Ahmed murder|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/05/20/assets-of-mp-rana-brothers-attached-in-case-over-faruk-ahmed-murder|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=18 November 2016}}</ref>

==Background and career==
Rana's uncle, [[Shamsur Rahman Khan Shahjahan]] (d. 2012), served as the Jatiya Sangsad member from the [[Tangail-3]] constituency during 1973–1979 and 1986–1988. He brought the two brothers – Rana and Aminur Rahman Khan Bappy – into politics.<ref name=forte>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/not-politics-crime-his-forte-1291813|title=Not politics but crime his forte|date=2016-09-30|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> After [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] came to power in 2001, Rana and Bappy, and another brother Shahidur Rahman Khan Mukti were arrested in the anti-crime drive [[Operation Clean Heart]].<ref name=forte/> Bappy was murdered in 2003 and Rana became more involved - he became religious affairs secretary of the district Awami League in 2004 and Shahjahan became the president.<ref name=forte/>

On 18 November 2012, Rana contested as an independent candidate at the [[Tangail-3]] parliamentary election after the death of the then member of parliament, [[Mohammad Matiur Rahman]]. He won the election defeating the [[Awami League]] candidate Shahidul Islam Lebu and became the new representative on 26 November.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2012/11/26/tangail-s-rana-takes-oath-as-mp|title=Tangail's Rana takes oath as MP|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> Earlier, on 16 November, Awami League Presidium Member [[Sheikh Selim|Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim]] had announced Rana's expulsion from the party at an election meeting in favour of Lebu at Ghatail High School ground.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2012/11/20/rana-meets-hasina|title=Rana meets Hasina|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2019-09-29}}</ref>

Rana again became lawmaker from the same constituency following the 5 January 2014 election – uncontested and as an Awami League candidate.<ref name=forte/>

==Criminal charges==
Rana and his three younger brothers have been accused in various cases over allegations including murder, attempted murder, [[land grabbing]] and extortion.<ref name=forte/> As of 2016, total 44 cases have been brought against Rana. The charges include two separate killings of a Tangail Chhatra Dal vice-president Abdur Rouf and municipality councillor Rumi Chowdhury in 2004.<ref name=forte/> The two cases were termed politically motivated”and withdrawn by the Awamu League government in 2013.<ref name=forte/>

===Faruk murder case===
On 18 January 2013, a Tangail Awami League politician Faruk Ahmed was shot dead in front of his residence.<ref name=charge>{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/02/05/tension-runs-high-as-mp-rana-brothers-chargesheeted-in-freedom-fighter-murder-case|title=Tension runs high as MP Rana, brothers chargesheeted in freedom fighter murder case|work=bdnews24.com|date=2016-02-05|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> The family claimed Ahmed was killed because he wanted to contest party elections to get elected as Tangail Awami League's general secretary.<ref name=warrant>{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/04/06/al-leader-faruk-ahmed-s-murder-arrest-warrants-out-for-tangail-mp-rana-three-brothers|title=AL leader Faruk Ahmed's murder: arrest warrants out for Tangail MP Rana, three brothers|work=bdnews24.com|date=2016-04-06|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> In August 2014, police arrested two cohorts of Rana who gave confessional statement before a court.<ref name=jail/> In July 2015, The High Court directed Rana and his brothers to surrender in two weeks and ordered the law enforcers not to harass or arrest them during this period.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/faruk-murder-hc-asks-tangail-mp-surrender-112336|title=Faruk murder: HC asks Tangail MP to surrender|date=2015-07-14|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> In November, Supreme Court scrapped that High Court order and revoked the arrest warrant ban for the brothers.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/no-bar-arrest-tangail-3-mp-rana-171304|title=No bar to arrest Tangail-3 MP Rana|date=2015-11-12|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> In February 2016, Rana and his three brothers Shahidur Rahman Khan Mukti, Jahidur Rahman Khan Kankan and Sanyat Khan Bappa were charged in court for the murder.<ref name=charge/> Arrest warrants were issued against them in April.<ref name=warrant/><ref>{{cite news |title=AL leader Faruk Ahmed's murder: arrest warrants out for Tangail MP Rana, three brothers|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/04/06/al-leader-faruk-ahmed-s-murder-arrest-warrants-out-for-tangail-mp-rana-three-brothers|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=18 November 2016}}</ref>

On 18 September 2016, Rana surrendered in court ending his fugitive run for 22 months and he was sent to jail after his bail plea was rejected.<ref name=forte/><ref name=jail>{{cite news |title=MP Amanur Rahman Rana denied bail|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/09/26/mp-amanur-rahman-rana-denied-bail/|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=18 November 2016|date=26 September 2016}}</ref> In September 2017, charges were framed against them.<ref name=denyagain>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/politics/faruk-murder-case-tangail-court-denies-bail-mp-rana-1629556|title=MP Rana denied bail again|date=2018-09-06|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> In September, Rana was again denied bail in this case.<ref name=denyagain/> In March 2019, a High Court bench gave six months’ bail to Rana this case.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/news/murder-2-al-men-ex-mp-rana-gets-hc-bail-1759603|title=Murder of 2 AL Men: Ex-MP Rana gets HC bail|date=2019-06-20|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref>

===Shamim and Mamun murder case===
Awami League activists Shamim and Mamun were beaten to death on 16 August 2012.<ref name=nobar>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/awami-league-ex-mp-rana-gets-bail-no-bar-walk-out-jail-1759330|title=Ex-MP Rana gets bail, no bar to walk out of jail|date=2019-06-19|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> Mamun's father, Abdul Aziz, filed the murder case with a Tangail court in July 2013.<ref name=nobar/> Tangail Model Police Station recorded the case in September as per the Tangail court order.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2019/06/19/former-al-mp-rana-receives-bail-in-jubo-league-murder-case|title=Former AL MP Rana receives bail in Jubo League murder case|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> Rana was charged following confessional statements made by three other accused.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/2019/06/19/ex-mp-rana-gets-bail-in-jubo-league-activists-murder-case|title=Ex-MP Rana gets bail, no bar for release|date=2019-06-19|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref>

On 19 June 2019, the High Court granted permanent bail to Rana.<ref name=nobar/> A day later, the Supreme Court stayed until July 1 the verdict following a government petition seeking a stay on the High Court judgment.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/197643/SC-stays-ex-MP-Rana%E2%80%99s-bail|title=SC stays ex-MP Rana’s bail|work=Prothom Alo|language=en|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/2019/06/20/govt-files-petition-against-ex-mp-rana-s-bail|title=Ex-MP Rana’s bail stayed|date=2019-06-20|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/news/govt-seeks-stay-ex-mp-ranas-bail-order-1759816|title=Ex-MP Rana’s bail order stayed|date=2019-06-20|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> But on 8 July, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court verdict that granted bail to Rana in the murder case and he was released from prison the next day after 34 months of imprisonment.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/news/ex-mp-rana-freed-bail-1768852|title=Ex-MP Rana freed on bail|date=2019-07-09|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2019/07/09/ex-awami-league-mp-rana-released-after-nearly-three-years-in-jail|title=Ex-Awami League MP Rana released after nearly three years in jail|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref>

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->SalamAlayka at 14:38, 1 June 2021