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Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh

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Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh is an Awami League politician and the parliament member of the 10th Parliament (held on Jan 05, 2014) for Dhaka-10 constituency (constituency no 183).

 

Apart from politics and law practice, Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh is also involved with a number of business concerns. He is also the editor of Bangladesh Legal Times, an English law magazine.

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Early life

Taposh was born to influential Awami League leader  Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani  and his wife Arzu Moni[2].

Sheikh Mani was a nephew of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Taposh lost both his parents on August 15, 1975 as Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members were brutally murdered by some army personnel while staging a coup d’etat.

Career

Taposh was elected to the Jatiyo Sangsad in Bangladesh General Election, 2008 and 2014 from the Dhaka-10 constituency.[3]

Policies

He called for the trial of Mahfuz Anam for supporting the military backed caretaker government.[4] He has criticized Rapid Action Battalion over extra judicial killings.[5]

Bomb attack

Taposh vehicle came under bomb attack on October 21, 2009. There was property damage and 13 people were injured in the attack.[6]

In 2015 there was a bomb attack on his rally.[7]

Criticism

Taposh income has risen from 2.4 million taka in 2008 statement to 23.3 million taka at the end of his first term. His bank deposits increased over 600% during the same period.[8]He accused Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal of making the way for the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[9]

 


Primary source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Fazle_Noor_Taposh

Other references:

  1. Al Masum Molla, Mohammad. “Lawmakers demand action on Daily Star editor”. dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. Jump up^ “NATION IN MOURNING”. thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 June2015.
  3. Jump up^Staff Correspondent. “Joy, at long last”. thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  4. Jump up^“7 lawmakers lambast Star in parliament”. thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  5. Jump up^“Taposh fumes at Rab”. thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  6. Jump up^“AL lawmaker Taposh escapes bomb attack”. archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  7. Jump up^“Bomb attack on anti-violence rally in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh”. bdnews24.com. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  8. Jump up^Reza Chowdhury, Kamran. “Hasina’s relatives pile up assets in 5 years”. dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  9. Jump up^Pratim Bhattacharjee, Partha. “‘PM annoyed over needless remarks'”. thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved February 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

 

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