Tanveer Imam Explained

Tanveer Imam
Native Name:তানভীর ইমাম
Native Name Lang:bn
Constituency Mp:Sirajganj-4
Term Start:29 January 2014
Predecessor:Md. Shafiqul Islam
Birth Date:1 January 1960
Birth Place:Sirajganj, Pakistan
Father:Hossain Toufique Imam
Party:Bangladesh Awami League

Tanveer Imam (born 1 January 1960)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Sirajganj-4 constituency.

Early life

Imam was born on 1 January 1960.[1] His father, Hossain Toufique Imam, was an adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[2]

Career

Imam was elected to parliament in 2014 from Sirajganj-4 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[3]

On 9 September 2017, Imam was injured while getting out of a running train after dropping off his wife in Pakshi Station. Ashim Kumar Talukder, Divisional Railway Manager, suspended the Station Master, Shamsul Alam, and formed a two-member committee to investigate the incident.[4]

In November 2017, Imam criticised the Health and Family Welfare Minister for failing to provide proper healthcare in Bangladesh.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency 65_11th_En . 2022-12-01 . Bangladesh Parliament . https://web.archive.org/web/20190728224123/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=3871 . 2019-07-28.
  2. News: Infighting grips AL grassroots . 15 November 2018 . The Daily Star . 13 December 2014 . en.
  3. Web site: Tanveer Imam History . Amarmp . 15 November 2018.
  4. News: Station master suspended following MP's fall . 15 November 2018 . The Independent . Dhaka . UNB . https://web.archive.org/web/20200413072257/http://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/113133/2017-09-09 . 13 April 2020.
  5. News: MPs slam ministry for bad state of medical services . 15 November 2018 . Daily Sun.