Tariqul Islam

Tariqul Islam (16 November 1946 – 4 November 2018) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He served as the cabinet minister of Ministry of Food, Ministry of Information and Ministry of Environment and Forest in the Second Khaleda Cabinet.[1][2] He represented the Jessore-3 constituency in the 6th and 8th Jatiya Sangsad.[3]

Tariqul Islam
তরিকুল ইসলাম
Minister of Food
In office
10 October 2001 – 11 March 2002
Preceded byAmir Hossain Amu
Succeeded byAbdullah Al Noman
Minister of Information
In office
11 March 2002 – 6 May 2004
Preceded byAbdul Moyeen Khan
Succeeded byShamsul Islam
Minister of Environment and Forest
In office
6 May 2004 – 29 October 2006
Preceded byShajahan Siraj
Succeeded byAnisul Islam Mahmud
Member of Parliament
for Jessore-3
In office
28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006
Succeeded byMohammad Khaledur Rahman Tito
In office
19 March 1996 – 30 March 1996
Preceded byRaushan Ali
Succeeded byAli Reza Raju
Personal details
Born(1946-11-16)16 November 1946
Jessore, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died4 November 2018(2018-11-04) (aged 71)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Career

Islam was a standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).[4] He served as the minister of information in the Second Khaleda Cabinet.[5][6]

On 29 November 2017, the Anti-Corruption Commission accused Islam of unlawfully endorsing sale of government logs from Chittagong Hill Tracts which incurred the government a loss of Tk 37,814,836.[7]

Personal life

Islam had two sons - Shantonu Islam Sumit and Aninda Islam Amit.[8] Amit is an assistant organising secretary of BNP.[9]

Islam died at Apollo Hospital in Dhaka on 4 November 2018. He had been suffering from kidney and diabetes complications.[10]

References
  1. "Khaleda reshuffles cabinet". gulfnews.com. 2002-03-13. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  2. "Portfolios of eight ministers changed". The Daily Star. 2004-05-07. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  3. "List of 8th Parliament Members". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  4. "BNP leader Tariqul taken to Singapore for treatment". Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  5. "BNP leader Tariqul Islam hospitalised". NTV Online. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. "Bangladesh affected by maliciouspropaganda: Tariqul". The Daily Star. 20 January 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  7. "BNP leader Tariqul charged with graft". New Age. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  8. "Tariqul taken to Singapore for treatment". The Daily Star. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  9. "BNP leader Gayeshwar sent to jail, Tariqul's son remanded over attack on police". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  10. "BNP leader Tariqul passes away". The Daily Star. 2018-11-04. Retrieved 2018-11-04.


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