Arafat Rahman | |
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Born | 12 August 1969 |
Died | 24 January 2015 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
(aged 44)
Cause of death | Cardiac failure |
Resting place | Banani graveyard, Dhaka |
Other names | Koko |
Parent(s) |
Ziaur Rahman Khaleda Zia |
Relatives | Tarique Rahman (brother) |
Arafat Rahman, nicknamed "Koko" alternative spelling "Coco" (12 August 1969 – 24 January 2015) was the younger son of Former President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman and former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. Arafat was convicted in a money-laundering case by the Caretaker government of Bangladesh in 2007. On 17 July 2008, after taking permission from Bangladesh Supreme Court, he went to Thailand and from there to Malaysia for medical treatment. He died of a cardiac arrest on 24 January 2015, at University Malaya Medical Center (UMMC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.