Md Tazul Islam Explained

Md. Tazul Islam
Native Name:মোঃ তাজুল ইসলাম
Office:Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Co-operatives
Primeminister:Sheikh Hasina
Term Start:7 January 2019
Term End:6 August 2024
Predecessor:Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain
Constituency Mp1:Comilla-9
Parliament1:Bangladesh
Term Start1:29 December 2008
Term End1:6 August 2024
Predecessor1:Monirul Haq Chowdhury
Birth Date:30 June 1955
Birth Place:Comilla District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Education:MBA
Party:Bangladesh Awami League

Mohammad Tazul Islam (born 30 June 1955) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Comilla-9 constiuency. In January 2024, he is a former Minister of Local Government and Rural Development,[1] succeeding the 2019 election where he held the same position.[2]

Early life

Tazul Islam was born on 30 June 1955 in the village of Pomgaon in Laksam, Comilla District, East Bengal (now under Monoharganj Upazila, Bangladesh). He was the eldest of the three sons and four daughters of Zulfiqar Ali and Anwara Begum.[3] Islam studied at the Pomgaon Government Primary School and Pomgaon High School. He then went onto study at the Nawab Faizunnesa Government College, before enrolling at the University of Chittagong where he earned his BA. Islam obtained an MBA in Marketing from Southern University, Bangladesh[4] and an MBA in Finance from the International Business School of Scandinavia, respectively.

Career

Islam was elected from Comilla-9 (Laksam-Monohorgonj) constituency as a member of parliament in 1996, 2008, 2014, 2018, and most recently in 2024.[5] After the 2024 general election, the Hon'ble Prime Minister appointed him as the Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives[6] for a second consecutive term.

As a long-serving parliamentarian, Islam worked with the standing committee of Home, Planning, and Finance Ministry as a member and worked as Chairman of standing committee of Power and Energy from 2014 to 2018.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Hasina's new cabinet has 37 old and new faces . 2024-02-15 . bdnews24.com . en.
  2. News: 2019-01-06 . 47-member new cabinet announced . 2019-01-08 . The Daily Star . en.
  3. Web site: Constituency 257_10th_Bn. Bangladesh Parliament. 21 February 2018.
  4. Web site: Md Tazul Islam Biography . 5 August 2018 . Amarmp.
  5. News: 8 January 2024 . LGRD minister Tajul Islam wins in Cumilla-9 . 8 January 2024 . Daily Observer . en.
  6. News: 13 February 2024 . ADB delegation meets LGRD minister . 13 February 2024 . New Age . en.
  7. News: Industrial sector's development hindered by gas crisis: JS body chief . 5 August 2018 . The Daily Sun . en.