Kazi Ertaza Hassan

Kazi Ertaza Hassan
কাজী এরতেজা হাসান
Director of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries
Personal details
BornSatkhira, Bangladesh
EducationPh.D
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Kazi Ertaza Hassan is a businessman, politician, and entrepreneur. He is the chairperson of Vorer Pata Group of Industries. And he is a director of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FBCCI).[1][2][3] He is editor of Daily Vorer Pata and People's time.[4][5][6][7][8] He was former president of Rangpur Riders.[9] And vice chairman of Sylhet Thunders. He is the board of chairman of Bangladesh Economic Zone Investors Association (BEZIA).[10] and he was also vice president of International Relations of The Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IICCI).[11] He was the acting president of Satkhira District Awami League.[12][13]

Career

Kazi Ertaza Hassan is a Bangladeshi businessman, publisher, and elected director of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry.[8] He is also the publisher and editor of the vernacular daily Bhorer Pata.[8]

In March 2024, Hassan was arrested in connection with a fraud case related to a disputed land procurement deal involving NUB.[8] The case, filed in January 2024, alleged that NUB officials had purchased a 0.669-hectare plot at Ashiyan City in Dhaka in 2013, agreeing to pay a total of Tk 500 million but failing to settle Tk 200 million of the payment.[8] The case further alleged that in 2019, NUB officials forged documents to claim full payment had been made.[8] The land dispute also led to the arrests of NUB Trustee Board Chairman Prof. Abu Yousuf Md Abdullah and another official, Reazul Alam.[8]

Awards

  • 'Doctor of Humanity' Award[14]

References

  1. ^ "FBCCI | Dr. Kazi Ertaza Hassan". fbcci.org. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  2. ^ "Brunei Halal Foods launches products in Dhaka". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  3. ^ "Business delegation accompanies prime minister". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  4. ^ "Vorer Pata editor, reporter sued". The Daily Star. 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  5. ^ "Daily Vorer Pata Editor Kazi Ertaza Hassan remanded". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  6. ^ "Vorer Pata Editor Ertaza Hassan arrested". The Business Standard. 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  7. ^ "Vorer Pata editor Ertaza arrested over fraud charges". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "PBI arrests businessman Kazi Ertaza on fraud charges involving disputed land". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  9. ^ "No one sees profit in BPL". New Age. Archived from the original on 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  10. ^ Islam, A. K. M. zahidul. "Safwan Sobhan elected BEZIA president | Board Chairman Dr. Kazi Ertaza Hassan". bashundharagroup.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  11. ^ "Dr. Kazi Ertaza Hassan elected as Vice President of International Relations of IICCI". dailypeoplestime.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  12. ^ "Tycoons powering politics". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  13. ^ "Put your trust on Awami League: Dr. Kazi Ertaza Hassan to election rally in Satkhira". www.dailypeoplestime.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  14. ^ "Kazi Ertaza gets 'Doctor of Humanity' award". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2025-03-29.