Health Minister Zahid Malek’s income increased 12 times.Analyzing the affidavits of 2008 and 2023, it can be seen that the annual income of the health minister from apartments or houses or other rentals, business, shares, savings certificates, bank deposits and others is currently 8 crore 29 lakh 97 thousand 25 taka.
Which in 2008 was 71 lakh 34 thousand 691 taka. According to this, in the last 15 years, his annual income has increased by 7 crore 58 lakh 62 thousand 334 taka. That is, his annual income has increased almost 12 times (11.63) in the last 15 years.
On the other hand, from the affidavit submitted by him this time to the returning officer, it is known that Health Minister Zahid Malek does not have any electronic equipment. However, according to the affidavit submitted in 2008, he had electronic goods worth one lakh taka.
It is known that his income has increased more than 11 and a half times in three terms. The amount of movable assets has increased more than 10 times. This time he has 64 lakhs in cash and 67 thousand 996.62 US dollars in foreign currency.
In 2008, his Manikganj Sadar Upazila Gardpara House and Baridhara Model Town House No. 3 Park Road house mentioned furniture of one and a half lakh taka, but in 2018 and 2023, it has reduced to only 70 thousand taka worth of furniture.
In 2008, he won the 9th National Parliament election by competing as a candidate of Awami League in Manikganj-3 seat. In 2014, he won the 10th National Parliament election for the second time and was appointed as the State Minister of the Ministry of Health.
In 2018, after winning the 11th National Parliament election for the third time, he got the post of Health Minister of the Ministry of Health.
In the affidavit of the National Assembly elections held in 2008, Zahid Malek mentioned as the chairman of the business organization Bangladesh Thai Aluminum and Sunlife Insurance Company Limited as a profession. In 2018, it was mentioned by the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare as a profession.
The Health Minister of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has mentioned it as a profession in the affidavit for the upcoming National Assembly elections of 2023.
Health Minister Zahid Malek’s educational qualification is Post Graduation. There is no case against him in the country’s court or police station.
According to the affidavit, the amount of movable assets of Health Minister Zahid Malek has increased 10.37 times in the last 15 years.
This time, the financial value of his movable assets in terms of cash, foreign currency, deposits in banks and financial institutions, bonds and debentures, vehicles and others is 70 crore 33 lakh 66 thousand 661 taka. Which in 2008 was 6 crore 78 lakh 53 thousand 57 taka.
According to this, in the last 15 years, the financial value of the health minister’s movable assets has increased by Tk 63 crore 55 lakh 13 thousand 604.
2008 Non-agricultural land in the name of Zahid Malek was 2.5 kathas and his wife had 2.5 kathas. Apart from this, the health minister had an 11-storey residential or commercial building and house on the 53.4 century land.
Apart from this, there was 40 bigha of agricultural land under joint ownership. Still the amount of that immovable asset remains unchanged. However, the land of 2.5 acres in the name of the wife has been transferred in the name of dependents. The affidavit mentions that 40 bighas of jointly owned agricultural land is now in the name of dependents.
Shabana Malek, the wife of the Health Minister, has had little movable wealth in the last 15 years. In the affidavit in 2008, there was a bond or loan of Tk 39 lakh 86 thousand 300 in the name of the health minister’s wife.
No bonds or debentures in the 2023 affidavit. However, in the last 15 years, its gold has increased by 5 to 55. During this time, the health minister’s wife’s movable property has decreased by about 34 lakh 86 thousand taka.
In 2008, it was announced that the dependents of the health minister will have 25 bhar gold, but this time it is not mentioned. It is mentioned in this affidavit, Mercantile Bank Ltd.
And Health Minister Zahid Malek has a liability of Tk 1 crore 73 lakh 77 thousand 79 to South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank Limited. In 2008, the amount filed was 23 lakh 53 thousand 280 taka.
That is, in the last 15 years, the health minister has a debt or liability of Tk 1 crore 50 lakh 23 thousand 799. On the other hand, having served as Health Minister three times, he performed his duties at important times. During this time, he worked to eradicate five important diseases from the country, including dealing with epidemic corona and dengue.
Health Minister Zahid Malek’s income increased 12 times
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