Tanveer Imam

Tanveer Imam
তানভীর ইমাম
Member of Parliament for Sirajganj-4
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 January 2014
Preceded by	Md. Shafiqul Islam
Personal details
Born	(1960-01-01) 1 January 1960 (age 64) Sirajganj, Pakistan
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Parent	Hossain Toufique Imam (father)

Tanveer Imam (born 1 January 1960)^[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Sirajganj-4 constituency.

Early life

Imam was born on 1 January 1960.^[1] His father, Hossain Toufique Imam, was an adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.^[2]

Career

Imam was elected to parliament in 2014 from Sirajganj-4 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.^[3]

On 9 September 2017, Imam was injured while getting out of a running train after dropping off his wife in Pakshi Station. Ashim Kumar Talukder, Divisional Railway Manager, suspended the Station Master, Shamsul Alam, and formed a two-member committee to investigate the incident.^[4]

In November 2017, Imam criticised the Health and Family Welfare Minister for failing to provide proper healthcare in Bangladesh.^[5]

References

1. "Constituency 65_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
2. "Infighting grips AL grassroots". The Daily Star. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
3. "Tanveer Imam History". Amarmp. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
4. "Station master suspended following MP's fall". The Independent. Dhaka. UNB. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
5. "MPs slam ministry for bad state of medical services". Daily Sun. Retrieved 15 November 2018.