Tanvir Hasan Choto Monir (born 27 May 1978)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-2 constituency.[2] He was the joint secretary of Awami League's branch in Germany.[3][4]
Tanvir Hasan Choto Monir | |
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ছোট মনির | |
.jpg) Monir at his Tangail residence (2022) | |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Tangail-2 | |
| In office 30 December 2018 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Khandaker Asaduzzaman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tanvir Hasan 27 May 1978 Tangail, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouse | Oaishe Khan |
| Relations | Shajahan Khan (father-in-law) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Career
editMonir entered student politics as a member of the Chhatra League in the early 1990s. However, he left Bangladesh in 1996 for Moscow University in Russia. He then moved to Germany, and served as the joint-secretary of the Awami League's branch of the central European country. He came back to Bangladesh during 2006-08 Bangladeshi political unrest.[3][4]
Monir was elected to Jatiya Sangsad from the Tangail-2 constituency as a Awami League candidate at the 2018 Bangladeshi general election.[5] He was accused of NID forgery, and arms trafficking,[6] however the allegations were never proven and referred as "politically motivated conspiracy" by Monir's associates.[7]
Monir serves as the joint-general secretary of the Tangail District Awami League, he previously served as the secretary of science and technology of the Tangail district committee of the Bangladesh Awami League.[8] He is also the chairperson of Tangail's branch of the Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation.[9]
Monir is an incumbent member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock in the 11th National Parliament of Bangladesh.[10]
Personal life
editMonir is married to Oaishe Khan (Nishe),[11] the only daughter of Shajahan Khan, a former shipping minister, current presidium member of the Bangladesh Awami League[12] and the incumbent Madaripur-2 MP.[11]
References
edit- ^ টাঙ্গাইল-২ (গোপালপুর এবং ভুয়াপুর ). MP News (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "62 new faces elected as lawmakers". Daily Sun. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ a b "তানভীর হাসান". প্রথম আলো (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Soto Monir - ছোট মনির". Amarmp. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Tangail-2: AL's Monir in field, BNP's Tuku in prison". The Daily Star. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ Bashar, Reazul; Dhruba, Golam Mujtaba (5 December 2018). "NID forgery allegation hits Tangail-2 Awami League candidate Soto Monir". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ ছোট মনিরের সংবাদের প্রতিবাদ করলেন বড় মনি. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ ছোট মনির কে শ্রমিক ফেডারেশনের সংবর্ধনা (in Bengali). 24 March 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ টাঙ্গাইলে শ্রমিকদের কর্মবিরতি ও সমাবেশ. amarsangbad.com (in Bengali). 14 June 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Standing Committee on Ministry of Fisheries & Livestock". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ a b শাজাহান খানের মেয়েকে বিয়ে করলেন এমপি ছোট মনির (ভিডিও). Jugantor. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Shahjahan, Nanak, Rahman now AL presidium members". The Daily Star. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2022.