Ilias Ali (Bangladeshi politician)
M Ilias Ali (1 January 1961 – disappeared 17 April 2012) was a Bangladeshi politician and member of the Jatiya Sangsad (2001–2006) representing the Sylhet-2 constituency. He served as the organising secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He, along with his personal car driver, Ansar Ali, went missing on 18 April 2012. Later that day, local police recovered his abandoned car near his residence in Banani neighborhood and found Ansar's cellphone inside. They have not been seen since. On the tenth anniversary of his disappearance, Netra News, an independent news platform in Sweden, reported on 21 April 2022, that Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), an elite Bangladeshi police unit, had carried out the disappearance. The platform cited leaked confidential documents and internal investigations documents from RAB to reach the conclusion.
M Ilias Ali | |
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এম ইলিয়াস আলী | |
M Ilias Ali (2011) | |
| Born | 1 January 1961 Sylhet, Bangladesh |
| Disappeared | 17 April 2012 (aged 51) Banani, Dhaka |
| Status | Missing for 11 years, 11 months and 23 days |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Years active | 1975– |
| Spouse | Tahsina Rushdir |
| Children | 3, including Abrar Ilias, M Labib Sharar |
| Member of Parliament for Sylhet-2 | |
| In office 15 February 1996 – June 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Maqsood Ebne Aziz Lama |
| Succeeded by | Shah Azizur Rahman |
| In office 1 October 2001 – 29 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Shah Azizur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |