Md Tazul Islam
Mohammad Tazul Islam (born 30 June 1955) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Comilla-9. In January 2024, he was appointed as the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development,[1] succeeding the 2019 election where he held the same position.[2]
Md. Tazul Islam | |
|---|---|
| মোঃ তাজুল ইসলাম | |
| Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Co-operatives | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 29 December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Monirul Haq Chowdhury |
| Constituency | Comilla-9 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1955 Pomgaon, Comilla District, East Bengal |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Education | MBA Degree |
Early life edit
Tazul Islam was born on 30 June 1955 in the village of Pomgaon in Laksam, Comilla District, East Bengal (now under Monoharganj Upazila, Bangladesh). He was the eldest of the three sons and four daughters of Zulfiqar Ali and Anwara Begum.[3] Islam studied at the Pomgaon Government Primary School and Pomgaon High School. He then went onto study at the Nawab Faizunnesa Government College, before enrolling at the University of Chittagong where he earned his BA. Islam obtained an MBA in Marketing from Southern University, Bangladesh[4] and an MBA in Finance from the International Business School of Scandinavia, respectively.
Career edit
Tazul Islam was elected from Comilla-9 ( Laksam-Monohorgonj ) constituency as a member of parliament in 1996, 2008, 2014, 2018, and most recently in 2024.[5] After the 2024 general election, the Hon'ble Prime Minister appointed him as the Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives[6] for a second consecutive term.
As a long-serving parliamentarian, he has worked with the standing committee of Home, Planning, and Finance Ministry as a member and worked as Chairman of standing committee of Power and Energy from 2014 to 2018.[7]
References edit
- ^ Correspondent, Senior. "Hasina's new cabinet has 37 old and new faces". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "47-member new cabinet announced". The Daily Star. 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ "Constituency 257_10th_Bn". বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় সংসদ সচিবালয়, Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Md Tazul Islam Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "LGRD minister Tajul Islam wins in Cumilla-9". Daily Observer. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "ADB delegation meets LGRD minister". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Industrial sector's development hindered by gas crisis: JS body chief". The Daily Sun. Retrieved 5 August 2018.