Talukdar Mohammad Towhid Jung Murad Explained

Talukdar Mohammad Towhid Jung Murad
Office:Member of Parliament
Term Start:30 December 2008
Term End:24 January 2014
Predecessor:Dewan Salauddin Babu
Successor:Md. Enamur Rahaman
Constituency:Dhaka-19
Birth Date:23 August 1971
Birth Place:Ashulia, Dhaka
Father:Mohammad Anwar Jung Talukdar
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Native Name:তালুকদার মোহাম্মদ তৌহিদ জং মুরাদ
Native Name Lang:bn

Talukdar Mohammad Towhid Jung (Bengali: তালুকদার মোহাম্মদ তৌহিদ জং; born 23 August 1971), also known by his nick name Murad is a Bangladesh Awami League Politician and Former Member of Parliament from Dhaka-19. He was a Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Bangladesh).

Early life

Talukdar Mohammad Towhid Jung Murad was born on 23 August 1971 in Dhaka. His father, Mohammad Anwar Jung Talukdar, belonged to the Bengali Muslim Jung family which descended from a line of hereditary aristocratic Taluqdars. His mother, Syeda Lutfun Nahar, belonged to a Bengali Muslim family of Syeds, claiming ancestry back to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[1]

Career

Murad Jung was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Dhaka-19 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate acquiring 2,82,412 votes.[2]

Criticism

Savar's Rana Plaza collapses, killing thousands. Murad Jung tries to keep Sohel Rana, the owner of that plaza safe.[3] It is even reported that he helped Rana escape from arrest. It was revealed in the media that he was Rana's political guru.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: bn:হলফনামা. http://119.40.90.133/asset/files/26/260001920174N.pdf. Bangladesh Election Commission. 28 September 2019. 28 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928085150/http://119.40.90.133/asset/files/26/260001920174N.pdf.
  2. News: AL names candidates for JS polls . 24 December 2018 . Dhaka Tribune . 30 November 2013.
  3. News: 2015-03-23 . CID has not yet given the charge sheet, when will the guilty be judged? . 2015-04-23 . bn-GB.
  4. News: 2013-04-29 . Murad Jung could not come to the Prime Minister . 2013-04-29 . bn-GB.