Tipu Munshi Explained

Tipu Munshi
Native Name:টিপু মুনশি
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Minister of Commerce
Primeminister:Sheikh Hasina
Term Start:January 2019
Term End:6 August 2024
Predecessor:Tofail Ahmed
Constituency Mp1:Rangpur-4
Parliament1:Bangladesh
Term Start1:25 January 2009
Term End1:6 August 2024
Predecessor1:Karim Uddin Bharsha
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Birth Date:25 August 1950
Birth Place:Rangpur, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan

Tipu Munshi (born 25 August 1950)[1] is an Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rangpur-4 constituency during 2009–2024. In January 2019, he was appointed the minister of commerce.[2]

Early life

Munshi was born on 25 August 1950 in Gopalganj District, Bangladesh.[3] His family later moved to Rangpur District. He has a bachelor's degree from Government Titumir College.[4]

Career

Munshi was elected to parliament from Rangpur-4 on 5 January 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[5] He is the managing director of Sepal Group. He is the chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Home Affairs. He is a former president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association. He is a director of STS group, the holding company of Apollo Hospital Dhaka.[6] [7]

In September 2022, during a conference hosted by the National Garment Workers Federation, Munshi supported demands to raise the pay of garment factory workers, stating that they had toiled to make the country prosperous and deserved better wages in light of rising inflation caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency 22_11th_En. 2020-10-18. Bangladesh Parliament . https://web.archive.org/web/20190112145917/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=3607 . 2019-01-12.
  2. News: 47-member new cabinet announced . The Daily Star . 6 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Hon'ble Minister. 2021-09-22. Export Promotion Bureau. en.
  4. Web site: Tipu Munshi Biography . Amarmp . 11 December 2018 . en.
  5. Web site: Tipu Munshi History . Amarmp . 11 December 2018 . en.
  6. Web site: Mr. Tipu Munshi – STS Holdings Ltd . stsholdingsbd.com . 11 December 2018.
  7. News: Curbing traffic jam: JS body formed to suggest ways . 11 December 2018 . The Daily Star . 5 August 2015 . en.
  8. Web site: Tipu Munshi: RMG workers' demand for salary hike is logical . 2022-09-16 . 2022-12-26 . . Sangbad Sangstha . Bangladesh . https://archive.today/20221226010758/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2022/09/16/tipu-rmg-workers-demand-for-salary-hike-is-logical . 2022-12-26 . live.