Tanvir Hasan Choto Monir | |
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ছোট মনির | |
Member of Parliament (Bangladesh) | |
Assumed office 30 December 2018 | |
Preceded by | Khandaker Asaduzzaman |
Constituency | Tangail-2 |
Personal details | |
Born | Tanvir Hasan 27 May 1978 Tangail, Bangladesh |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Spouse | Oaishe Khan |
Relations | Shajahan Khan (father-in-law) |
Occupation | Politician |
Monir (born 27 May 1978)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-2 constituency.[2] He was the joint secretary of Awami League's branch in Germany.[3][4]
Monir entered student politics as a member of Chhatra League in the early 1990s. However, he left Bangladesh in 1996 for Moscow University in Russia. He then moved to Germany, and served as the joint-secretary of Awami League's branch of the central European country. He came back to Bangladesh during 2006-08 Bangladeshi political unrest.[3][4]
Monir was elected to Jatiya Sangsad from the Tangail-2 constituency as a Awami League candidate at the 2018 Bangladeshi general election.[5] He was alleged of NID forgery, and arms trafficking,[6] however the allegations were never proven and referred as "politically motivated conspiracy" by Monir's associates.[7]
Monir serves as the Joint-general Secretary of Tangail District Awami League, he previously served as the Secretary of Science and Technology of Tangail district committee of Bangladesh Awami League.[8] He is also the chairperson of Tangail's branch of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation.[9]
Monir is an incumbent member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock at the 11th National Parliament of Bangladesh.[10]
Monir is married to Oaishe Khan (Nishe),[11] the only daughter of Shajahan Khan, a former Shipping Minister, current presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League[12] and the incumbent Madaripur-2 MP.[11]