Talukdar Mohammad Towhid Jung Murad
Talukdar Mohammad Towhid Jung Murad | |
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তালুকদার মোহাম্মদ তৌহিদ জং মুরাদ | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 30 December 2008 – 24 January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Dewan Salauddin Babu |
| Succeeded by | Md. Enamur Rahaman |
| Constituency | Dhaka-19 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1971 Ashulia, Dhaka |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Murad Jung was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Dhaka-19 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate acquiring 2,82,412 votes.[2]
Criticism
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ হলফনামা (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "AL names candidates for JS polls". Dhaka Tribune. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "CID has not yet given the charge sheet, when will the guilty be judged?" (in Bengali). 23 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Murad Jung could not come to the Prime Minister" (in Bengali). 29 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.