Tanvir Shakil Joy

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Tanvir Shakil Joy
তানভীর শাকিল জয়
Member of Parliament
for Sirajganj-1
In office
25 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Preceded byMohammed Nasim
Assumed office
12 Nov 2020
Preceded byMohammed Nasim
Personal details
Born (1976-08-01) 1 August 1976 (age 45)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Parents
  • Mohammed Nasim (father)
  • Laila Arjumand (mother)

Tanvir Shakil Joy (born 1 August 1976)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Sirajganj-1 constituency.

Career[]

Joy was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Sirajganj-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[2] In 2016, he organized a rally of Bangladeshi students protesting Islamic extremism.[3][4] After the death of Mohammed Nasim on 13 June 2020 Joy was elected a Jatiya Sangsad member of the vacant seat in the by-election held on 12 Nov 2020.[5]

Controversy[]

In April 2007, illegal VoIP equipment allegedly owned by Joy were seized by Rapid Action Battalion from a house in Bashabo.[6]

Personal life[]

Joy's father, Mohammed Nasim, was an Awami League politician and former government minister.[7] His grandfather was Captain Muhammad Mansur Ali.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Constituency 62". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". amardesh.com. Amar Desh Online. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh students rally against rising extremism". Saudigazette. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Students in Bangladesh rally against Islamic militants". SFGate. Associated Press. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ^ "সাহারার আসনে হাবিব, নাসিমের আসনে ছেলের জয়". jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  6. ^ "VoIP equipment of Nasim's son seized". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Nasim's family applies for compassionate bail". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Third generation enters into politics". en.banglainsider.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.


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