Amanur Rahman Khan Rana

Amanur Rahman Khan Rana (born 6 October 1967) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-3 constituency.

Background and career Rana's uncle, Shamsur Rahman Khan Shahjahan (d. 2012), served as the Jatiya Sangsad member from the Tangail-3 constituency during 1973–1979 and 1986–1988. He brought the two brothers – Rana and Aminur Rahman Khan Bappy – into politics. After the Bangladesh Nationalist Party came to power in 2001, Rana and Bappy, and another brother Shahidur Rahman Khan Mukti were arrested in the anti-crime drive Operation Clean Heart. Earlier, on 16 November, Awami League presidium member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim had announced Rana's expulsion from the party at an election meeting in favour of Lebu at Ghatail High School ground.

Rana again became a lawmaker from the same constituency following the 5 January 2014 election – uncontested and as an Awami League candidate. The family claimed Ahmed was killed because he wanted to contest party elections to get elected as Tangail Awami League's general secretary. In August 2014, police arrested two cohorts of Rana who gave confessional statement before a court. In November, Supreme Court scrapped that High Court order and revoked the arrest warrant ban for the brothers. In February 2016, Rana and his three brothers Shahidur Rahman Khan Mukti, Jahidur Rahman Khan Kankan and Sanyat Khan Bappa were charged in court for the murder.

On 18 September 2016, Rana surrendered in court ending his fugitive run for 22 months and he was sent to jail after his bail plea was rejected. In September 2017, charges were framed against them. In September, Rana was again denied bail in this case.

Shamim and Mamun murder case Awami League activists Shamim and Mamun were beaten to death on 16 August 2012. Mamun's father, Abdul Aziz, filed the murder case with a Tangail court in July 2013. Rana was charged following confessional statements made by three other accused.

On 19 June 2019, the High Court granted permanent bail to Rana. But on 8 July, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court verdict that granted bail to Rana in the murder case and he was released from prison the next day after 34 months of imprisonment.