Salim Osman | |
Native Name: | সেলিম ওসমান |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Constituency Mp: | Narayanganj-5 |
Parliament: | Bangladesh |
Term Start: | June 2014 |
Term End: | 6 August 2024 |
Predecessor: | Nasim Osman |
Birth Date: | 26 October 1958 |
Party: | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Father: | AKM Samsuzzoha |
Occupation: | Politician, businessman |
Salim Osman (born 26 Oct 1958)[1] is a Bangladesh Jatiya Party politician and a former member of Jatiya Sangsad representing Narayanganj-5, the constituency of his deceased elder brother.[2] [3]
In 2014, Osman was elected president of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association.[4] In June 2014, he was elected to parliament from the Narayanganj-5, after the death of the former representative, Nasim Osman, his older brother.[5]
On 13 May 2016, Osman publicly shamed the headmaster of a school at Narayanganj's Bandar Upazila for allegedly insulting Islam.[6] The incident was recorded and published on YouTube.[7] [8] The headmaster, Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, filed a charge of assault against him. In October 2018, a Dhaka court discharged Osman from the case.[9]
Osman's father AKM Samsuzzoha and elder brother Shamim Osman were former members of parliament from Bangladesh Awami League.[3]