Talukdar Mohammad Towhid Jung Murad

Talukdar Mohammad Towhid Jung Murad
তালুকদার মোহাম্মদ তৌহিদ জং মুরাদ
Member of Parliament
In office
30 December 2008 – 24 January 2014
Preceded byDewan Salauddin Babu
Succeeded byMd. Enamur Rahaman
ConstituencyDhaka-19
Personal details
Born23 August 1971
Ashulia, Dhaka
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Parent

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

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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

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Murad Jung was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Dhaka-19 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate acquiring 2,82,412 votes.[2]

Criticism

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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

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  1. ^ হলফনামা (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ^ "AL names candidates for JS polls". Dhaka Tribune. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. ^ "CID has not yet given the charge sheet, when will the guilty be judged?" (in Bengali). 23 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Murad Jung could not come to the Prime Minister" (in Bengali). 29 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.