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	{{short description\|Bangladeshi politician}}		{{short description\|Bangladeshi politician}}
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	{{Infobox officeholder		{{Infobox officeholder
	\| name = ~~Gholam Faruq~~ Ovi		\| name = Golam Faruque Ovi
	\| office = Member of Bangladesh ~~Parliament~~		\| office = [[Member of Parliament (MP)]]
	\| term_start = 1996		of
	\| term_end = 2001		[[Jatiya Sangsad\|Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad]].
	\| predecessor = [[Rashed Khan Menon]]		\| term_start = 1996
	\| successor = [[Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal]]		\| term_end = 2001
	\| birth_date =		\| predecessor = [[Rashed Khan Menon]]
	\| birth_place =		\| successor = [[Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal]]
	\| death_date =		\| birth_date =
	\| death_place =		\| birth_place =
	\| party = [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]		\| death_date =
	~~\| bodyclass =~~		\| death_place =
	~~\| mainwidth =~~		\| party = Independent
			\| otherparty = [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)\|Jatiya Party]]
	}}		}}
	'''~~Gholam Faruq~~ Ovi''' is a [[~~Jatiya Party~~ (~~Ershad~~)]] ~~politician and former Member~~ of [[Jatiya Sangsad\|~~Parliament of~~ Bangladesh]].		'''Golam Faruque Ovi''' is an independent politician and former [[Member of Parliament (MP)]] of [[Jatiya Sangsad\|Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad]].

	==Career==		==Career==
	Ovi was elected to ~~Parliament~~ from [[Barisal-2]] constituency as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1996.<ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web \|url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=122 \|title=Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|website=Vote Monitor Networks \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228234723/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=122 \|archive-date=28 December 2008 \|access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref> ~~In 2016~~, he ~~moved~~ to ~~India~~ and ~~tried to file nomination papers with~~ the ~~Bangladesh Election Commission through~~ his ~~lawyer as an independent candidate~~. He was ~~against~~ the ~~decision made by Jatiya Party to join~~ the [[~~Bangladesh Nationalist Party~~]] ~~led alliance~~.<ref>{{~~Cite~~ news \|title=~~EC not accepting bank appeals to cancel defaulters' nomination~~\|url=~~http~~://~~archive~~.~~thedailystar~~.~~net~~/~~2006~~/12~~/30/d6123001044.htm~~\|work=~~The Daily Star~~\|~~access-~~date=~~2 June 2020~~}}</ref>		Ovi was elected to parliament from [[Barisal-2]] constituency as a [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]] candidate in 1996.<ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web \|url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=122 \|title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|website=Vote Monitor Networks \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228234723/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=122 \|archive-date=28 December 2008 \|access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref> Being the youngest MP of the 7th parliament, he attracted national attention by being vocal about contemporary issues as well as advocating for gender equality, the rights of religious minorities and indigenous peoples.<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|title=Ovi seeks travel permit to return home \|url=https://dbarta24.com/ovi-seeks-travel-permit-to-return-home/ \|access-date=2025-12-03 \|work=DBARTA24 \|date=2025-12-03}}</ref> His ability to secure funding from both national and international organizations for the development of the transportation network, riverbank protection, and various infrastructure projects in his constituency was highly praised.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=শাহিন \|first=আকতার ফারুক \|date=2025-11-26 \|title=ট্রাভেল পাশ চেয়েছেন সাবেক এমপি অভি \|url=https://www.jugantor.com/tp-lastpage/1033605 \|access-date=2025-12-04 \|website=Jugantor \|language=bn}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=নিজস্ব প্রতিবেদক \|date=2025-10-30 \|title=সাবেক এই এমপির দেশে ফেরার খবরে তোলপাড় \|url=https://www.gonokantho.com/details.php?id=102394 \|access-date=2025-12-04 \|website=www.gonokantho.com}}</ref> Through his efforts, the Barisal Government Veterinary College, the first such college in southern Bangladesh at the time, was established in [[Babuganj Upazila\|Babuganj]] with the funding of the [[Asian Development Bank]]. Later the college was incorporated as a satellite campus of [[Patuakhali Science and Technology University]] (PSTU).<ref name=":2">{{cite news \|first1= \|title=Golam Faruque Ovi returns home soon \|url=https://www.businesstimes-bd.com/politics/1435 \|access-date=2025-12-03 \|work=Business Times \|date=2025-11-27}}</ref>

	~~== Alleged charge ==~~		Ovi was against the decision made by the Jatiya Party to join the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)]] headed right-wing alliance which led to his expulsion from the party in 1999. In December 2002, a year after his defeat in the 8th Parliamentary Elections, he left [[Bangladesh]] out of fear of political persecution and later sought asylum in [[Canada]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web \|date=2025-11-27 \|title=দেশে ফিরতে ট্রাভেল পারমিট চেয়েছেন অভি {{!}} যায়যায়দিন \|url=https://www.jaijaidinbd.com/emigration/583987 \|access-date=2025-12-04 \|website=jjdin \|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> He made known his intention to return to Bangladesh in an interview with the Daily [[Jugantor]] in October 2025.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2025-10-23 \|title=নির্বাচনে অংশগ্রহণ নিয়ে যা বললেন সেই অভি \|url=https://www.jugantor.com/politics/1019659 \|access-date=2025-11-30 \|website=Jugantor \|language=bn}}</ref>
	~~In 2018,~~ Ovi was ~~charged~~ by [[Bangladesh ~~Police~~]] ~~with~~ the ~~unusual death of Tinni~~, ~~who was~~ a [[Bangladesh]]~~i model~~ and ~~actress born~~ in [[~~Wari, Dhaka~~]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{~~cite news~~ \|url=~~http~~://www.~~thedailystar~~.~~net~~/news-~~detail~~-~~181288~~ \|title=Tinni ~~murder trial begins after nine years~~ \|newspaper=The Daily ~~Star~~ \|~~date~~=~~11 April 2011~~ \|access-date=~~30 October 2015~~}}</ref> ~~According to~~ court ~~sources~~, the ~~defendant's lawyer has said~~ in ~~court~~ that it was a suicide ~~that has been turned into a homicide~~ for ~~political reasons~~.<ref name=":0">{{~~cite news~~ \|title=~~Ovi finally charged in model Tinni murder case~~ \|url=https://~~bdnews24~~.com/~~bangladesh~~/~~2010/07/24/ovi~~-~~finally~~-~~charged~~-in-~~model-tinni-murder-case~~ \|~~work~~=~~bdnews24~~.com \|access-date=~~24 October 2019~~}}</ref>
			== <sub><big>Controversy</big></sub> ==
			Golam Faruque Ovi was implicated in the unusual death of model Tinni which many saw as a deliberate plot to end his political career.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Islam \|first=Advocate Rafiqul \|date=12 January 2026 \|title=মডেল তিন্নির মৃত্যুর রাজনীতিকরণ \|url=https://www.dailybengalexpress.com/news/131873 \|access-date=22 January 2026 \|newspaper=The Daily Bengal Express}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news \|title=পোস্তগোলা বুড়িগঙ্গা ব্রিজ যেন 'আত্মহত্যার হটস্পট' \|url=https://www.bd-bulletin.com/news/131831 \|work=বাংলাদেশ বুলেটিন \|access-date=25 January 2026 \|date=6 January 2026\|last=প্রতিবেদক\|first=নিজস্ব}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> He was acquitted in absentia in the case by judge Shahinur Akter in January 2025. Based on the evidence presented before the court, the judge in her legal observation stated that the unusual death of the model was in fact a suicide and the charge brought against Ovi was unfounded and politically motivated.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Suicide Framed as Murder for Politics\|url=https://www.dailybengalexpress.com/news/132176\|access-date=26 January 2026\|website=The Daily Bengal Express\|language=en\|date=25 January 2026\|last=Islam\|first=Advocate Rafiqul}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-11-30 \|title=তবে কি ট্রাভেল পারমিট পাচ্ছেন না অভি? \|url=https://pkagoj.com/articles/620584 \|access-date=2025-12-04 \|website=pkagoj.com \|language=bn}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Anti-suicide barrier proposal for Postogola bridge \|url=https://www.dailybengalexpress.com/news/131922 \|access-date=2026-01-22 \|website=www.dailybengalexpress.com}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
	{{Reflist~~\|30em~~}}		{{Reflist}}

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Ovi, ~~Gholam~~ Faruq}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Ovi, Golam Faruq}}
	[[Category:Jatiya Party politicians]]		[[Category:Jatiya Party (Ershad) politicians]]
	[[Category:7th Jatiya Sangsad members]]		[[Category:7th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
	[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]		[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
	[[Category:People from Barisal District]]		[[Category:People from Dhamura]]
			[[Category:Politicians from Barisal District]]
	[[Category:Living people]]		[[Category:Living people]]
			[[Category:21st-century Bangladeshi politicians]]
			[[Category:Dhaka College alumni]]
			[[Category:University of Dhaka alumni]]

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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gholam Faruq Ovi
| office = Member of Bangladesh Parliament
| term_start = 1996
| term_end = 2001
| predecessor = [[Rashed Khan Menon]]
| successor = [[Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal]]
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]
| bodyclass =
| mainwidth =
}}
'''Gholam Faruq Ovi''' is a [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]] politician and former Member of [[Jatiya Sangsad|Parliament of Bangladesh]].

==Career==
Ovi was elected to Parliament from [[Barisal-2]] constituency as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1996.<ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=122 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author= |website=Vote Monitor Networks |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228234723/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=122 |archive-date=28 December 2008 |access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref> In 2016, he moved to India and tried to file nomination papers with the Bangladesh Election Commission through his lawyer as an independent candidate. He was against the decision made by Jatiya Party to join the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] led alliance.<ref>{{Cite news |title=EC not accepting bank appeals to cancel defaulters' nomination|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/12/30/d6123001044.htm|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>

== Alleged charge ==
In 2018, Ovi was charged by [[Bangladesh Police]] with the unusual death of Tinni, who was a [[Bangladesh]]i model and actress born in [[Wari, Dhaka]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-181288 |title=Tinni murder trial begins after nine years |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=11 April 2011 |access-date=30 October 2015}}</ref> According to court sources, the defendant's lawyer has said in court that it was a suicide that has been turned into a homicide for political reasons.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Ovi finally charged in model Tinni murder case |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2010/07/24/ovi-finally-charged-in-model-tinni-murder-case |work=bdnews24.com |access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ovi, Gholam Faruq}}
[[Category:Jatiya Party politicians]]
[[Category:7th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:People from Barisal District]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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