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Arafat Rahman
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Arafat Rahman | |
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| আরাফাত রহমান | |
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| Born | 12 August 1969[1] Noakhali, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh |
| Died | 24 January 2015 (aged 45) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Resting place | Banani Graveyard, Dhaka |
| Spouse | Sharmila Rahman |
| Relations | Tarique Rahman (brother) Taiyaba Majumder (maternal grandmother) Sayeed Iskander (maternal uncle) Khurshid Jahan (maternal aunt) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Majumder–Zia family |
| Nickname | Koko |
Arafat Rahman, nicknamed "Koko"[2] (12 August 1969 – 24 January 2015) was a Bangladeshi cricket organizer and former chairman of the Development Committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.[3] He was the younger son of former president of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman[4] and former prime minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia.[5] His elder brother is Tarique Rahman, the current acting chairperson of the BNP.[6]
Arafat Rahman is widely remembered for his contribution to cricket in Bangladesh as the chairman of the Development Committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board from 2002 to 2005. He played a significant role in designing a development programme for the Bangladesh Cricket Board, initiating the High-Performance Squad that worked to train young cricketers and sought to ensure a pipeline of talent for the national cricket team over the following decade.[7]
Rahman came to face significant legal trouble in his later life as he was exiled by the caretaker government of 2007–08 and faced a six year jail sentence for an alleged money laundering case. Rahman would later flee Bangladesh to avoid further imprisonment until his death.
On 24 January 2015, Rahman died due to cardiac arrest while at the University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- ^ "ICL and our cricket". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ Selections from Regional Press. South Asia: Institute of Regional Studies. 2008.
- ^ Ali, S. Mahmud (2010). Understanding Bangladesh. Columbia University Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-231-70143-3. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ "Bangladesh holding 'sham' election: Exiled opposition leader Tarique Rahman". Al Jazeera. 2024-01-04. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "High performance BCB". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
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