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Joaherul Islam | |
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জোয়াহেরুল ইসলাম | |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Tangail-8 | |
| In office 30 January 2019 – 29 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Shawkat Momen Shahjahan |
| Succeeded by | Anupam Shahjahan Joy |
| General Secretary of Tangail District Awami League | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1956 Tangail, Bangladesh |
| Died | 27 February 2026 (aged 70) Kolkata, India |
| Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Joaherul Islam (12 February 1956 – 27 February 2026) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-8 constituency from 2019 to 2024. He was also a freedom fighter of 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
Life and career
[edit]Islam was born on 12 February 1956.[1] He served as the general secretary of Tangail District unit of Awami League in 2017.[2] He was a lawyer by profession.[3]
Islam was elected to the parliament on 30 December 2018 from Tangail-8 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[4][5]
The Awami League chose to nominate Anupam Shahjahan Joy over Islam from Tangail-8 for the 2024 general election.[6]
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Islam's house was vandalized then forcefully occupied by Mariam Mukaddas Miste, affiliate of the Students Against Discrimination.[7][8] Islam's daughter Jakia Islam said, "There is no law or administration in the country; that's why such chaos is happening,".[7]
Death
[edit]Islam died from multiple organ failure and heart complications in Kolkata, on 27 February 2026, at the age of 70. He had been hospitalised at Phoenix Medical Center for over a week.[9]
Following his death in India, body of Islam was returned to Bangladesh through Benapole Land Port. He was later taken to his native district of Tangail, where he was accorded a guard of honour prior to his funeral prayer, after which he was buried in his home town in accordance with Islamic rites.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Constituency 137_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ↑ "MP Rana, 3 brothers expelled from Tangail AL". The Daily Star. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ↑ "Case spree on". The Daily Star. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ↑ "Tangail-8 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ↑ "Tangail 8 constituency: Political scenario changes as Kader Siddique joins Oikya Front". Dhaka Tribune. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ↑ "List of 71 MPs who didn't get AL nomination". The Daily Star. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- 1 2 "Ex-MP's house occupied, turned into asylum". The Daily Star. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ↑ "Former MP's house occupied by 'student representative', turned into asylum". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ↑ "কলকাতায় মারা গেছেন সাবেক এমপি জোয়াহেরুল ইসলাম". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 27 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ Banglanews24 (2 March 2026). "কলকাতায় মারা যাওয়া সাবেক এমপি জোয়াহেরুলের দাফন সম্পন্ন". Banglanews24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 March 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ প্রতিনিধি (2 March 2026). "রাষ্ট্রীয় মর্যাদায় সমাহিত আওয়ামী লীগের সাবেক সংসদ সদস্য জোয়াহেরুল". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 March 2026.