Ali Asgar Lobi

Ali Asgar Lobi is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament from Khulna-2 and former president of Bangladesh Cricket Board.[1]

Ali Asgar Lobi
President of the Bangladesh Cricket Board
In office
26 November 2001 – 14 November 2006
Preceded byM Akmal Hossain
Succeeded byKumar Dolase
President of Asian Cricket Council
In office
2002–2004
Preceded byTauqir Zia
Succeeded byJagmohan Dalmiya
Member of the Jatiya Sangsad for Khulna-2
Succeeded byNazrul Islam Manju
Personal details
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Spouse(s)Khusnad Asgar

Career

Lobi was elected to Parliament in 2001 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party from Khulna-2 in a by election. The seat was won by Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, in 2001, she resigned from the seat leading to the by election. He owned Hawa Bhaban, the political office of Khaleda Zia.[2] He was He served as the President of Bangladesh Cricket Board from 2001 to 2006. From 2002 to 2004 he served as the president of the Asian Cricket Council.[3]

Corruption

In October 2007, Lobi was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for corruption by a special court in Bangladesh.[4] He was jailed for amassing illegal wealth worth up to Tk. 204 million (US$3.5 million) and concealing his income. Lobi was also fined Tk. 1 million and had his illegal property confiscated. Earlier in July of the same year, he was sentenced to 8 years jail for evading taxes of US$2.4 million. His wife, Khusnar Asgar, was also jailed for 3 years for aiding him in his corruption.[5]

References
  1. "Ex-MP Lobi gets HC bail". The Daily Star. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  2. "Joint forces nab Ali Asghar Lobi". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  3. "High profile Bangladeshi jailed". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  4. "Ex-BCB chief jailed for graft". dawn.com. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  5. https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/1774/former-bangladesh-cricket-chief-jailed-for-graft-cricbuzzcom


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