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'''Shamim Osman''' (born 28 February 1961)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-10th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=2761 |title=Constituency 207_10th_En  |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=14 July 2018}}</ref> is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and the current member of parliament from [[Narayanganj District|Narayanganj-4]] constituency.<ref name=risefall>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/politics/rise-and-fall-the-osman-family-1522270|title=Rise and fall of the Osman family|date=2018-01-20|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-01-20|language=en}}</ref>
'''Shamim Osman''' (born 28 February 1961)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-10th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=2761 |title=Constituency 207_10th_En  |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref> is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and the current member of parliament from [[Narayanganj-4]] constituency.<ref name=risefall>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/politics/rise-and-fall-the-osman-family-1522270|title=Rise and fall of the Osman family|date=2018-01-20|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-01-20|language=en}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Osman was elected as a member of parliament at the [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|7th National Parliamentary Elections]] in 1996. After losing the position in 2001, he went on self-exile in India and Canada.<ref name=risefall/> After around eight years, he came back to Narayanganj in April 2009 when [[Bangladesh Awami League]] party returned to power.<ref name=risefall/> In 2011, he lost the Narayanganj City Mayoral election to [[Selina Hayat Ivy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ivy's Prospect in N'ganj Polls: Does the Osman family matter?|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/ivys-prospect-nganj-polls-does-the-osman-family-matter-1321453|work=The Daily Star|access-date=30 November 2016|date=28 November 2016}}</ref> For the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 Bangladesh general election]], the party picked Osman to contest for Narayanganj-4 constituency, dropping the incumbent [[Kabori Sarwar]].<ref name=risefall/>
Osman was elected as a member of parliament at the [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|7th National Parliamentary Elections]] in June 1996 from Narayanganj-4.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2008-12-29 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |url=http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=205 |access-date=2022-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002542/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=205 |archive-date=2008-12-29 }}</ref> Osman received 73,349 votes while his nearest rival, [[Sirajul Islam (politician)|Sirajul Islam]] of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party received 63,866 votes.<ref name=":0" /> He contested the [[2001 Bangladeshi general election]] as a candidate of Awami League from Narayanganj-4 and lost.<ref name=":0" /> He received 106,104 votes while the winner, [[Muhammad Gias Uddin]] of Bangladesh Nationalist Party received 137,323.<ref name=":0" /> After losing the position in 2001, he went on self-exile in India and Canada.<ref name=risefall/>


On 8 March 2013, a 17-year-old student Tanvir Mohammad Toki was found dead in Narayanganj two days after he had gone missing. The victim's father, Rafiur Rabbi, accused Osman's family of the killing of his son.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/murder-victims-father-accuses-shamim-osman-family|title=Murder victim's father accuses Shamim Osman family|date=2013-03-15|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-01-20|language=en}}</ref> On 25 March, High Court denied anticipatory bail to Osman and his son Ayon Osman.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/hc-denies-bail-to-shamim-osman|title=HC denies bail to Shamim Osman|date=2013-03-25|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-01-20|language=en}}</ref>
Bangladesh Police searched Osman's home in Narayanganj on 24 November 2003 when he was in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shamim Osman's residence raided |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/11/24/d31124012020.htm |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=The Daily Star}}</ref>


''Khela Hobe'' ({{lang-bn|খেলা হবে}}) is a popular [[political slogan]] in [[Bangladesh]] and [[India]], especially in [[West Bengal]] and [[Assam]].<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=bn:টুম্পা সোনা, খেলা হবে ও কৃষ্ণকলি – TheWall|url=https://thewall.in/opinion-column-about-2021-election-campaign-and-its-strategy-with-parody-song/ |type=Opinion |access-date=2021-04-11|language=bn|archive-date=2021-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411144716/https://thewall.in/opinion-column-about-2021-election-campaign-and-its-strategy-with-parody-song/|url-status=live}}</ref> The slogan was first used by Bangladeshi politician Osman.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|title='খেলা হবে' নারায়ণগঞ্জ থেকে পশ্চিমবঙ্গে {{!}} DW {{!}} 20.02.2021|url=https://www.dw.com/bn/%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87/a-56636655|access-date=2021-07-10|website=DW.COM|language=bn-BD}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=শামীম ওসমানের 'খেলা হবে' স্লোগান ধার করে উত্তাল পশ্চিমবঙ্গ|url=https://www.banglatribune.com/666958/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E2%80%99-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Bangla Tribune|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-17|title=খেলা হোক শান্তির পক্ষে, সাম্প্রদায়িকতার বিরুদ্ধে: শামিম ওসমান|url=https://tv9bangla.com/videos/khela-hobe-slogan-shamim-osman-khela-hobe-video-330707.html|access-date=2021-07-10|website=TV9 Bangla|language=bn}}</ref>
In November 2004, Osman's political rival, Mominullah Liton also known as David was killed in a crossfire by [[Rapid Action Battalion]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 180 |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/11/25/d4112501044.htm |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=archive.thedailystar.net}}</ref>
 
On 1 May 2007, Osman was sentenced to jail for three years in a case filed by the Anti Corruption Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shamim Osman jailed for 3yrs in first-ever graft case verdict |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/05/01/d7050101085.htm |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=The Daily Star}}</ref> On 14 August, a court ordered his property to be seized for tax evasion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shamim Osman's immovable property to be attached |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/08/14/d70814013423.htm |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=The Daily Star}}</ref> In September 2007, the Anti Corruption Commission sued Osman and his wife for illegal wealth and submitted the charge sheet in April 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff Correspondent |date=2008-04-25 |title=ACC okays charge sheets against Mirza Abbas, Shamim Osman |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-33696 |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> On 12 September, he was sentenced to eight years imprisonment in a tax evasion case.<ref name="Staff Correspondent">{{Cite web |author=Staff Correspondent |date=2011-04-07 |title=HC scraps Shamim's jail sentence |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-180813 |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>
 
On 12 January 2009, Justices [[A. B. M. Khairul Haque]] and [[Md Abdul Hye]] of the [[Bangladesh High Court]] rejected Osman's petition seeking bail in three cases filed by the [[Anti-Corruption Commission (Bangladesh)|Anti Corruption Commission]] and the [[National Board of Revenue]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff Correspondent |date=2009-01-12 |title=HC rejects 3 petitions of Shamim Osman |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-70989 |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> After around eight years, Osman came back to Narayanganj in April 2009 when [[Bangladesh Awami League]] party returned to power.<ref name="risefall" />  On 11 February, he received bail two cases in which he was sentenced to three and eight years imprisonment.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff Correspondent |date=2011-02-11 |title=Shamim Osman gets ad interim bail |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-173711 |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> In 2011, he lost the Narayanganj City Mayoral election to [[Selina Hayat Ivy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ivy's Prospect in N'ganj Polls: Does the Osman family matter?|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/ivys-prospect-nganj-polls-does-the-osman-family-matter-1321453|work=The Daily Star|access-date=30 November 2016|date=28 November 2022}}</ref> He had received 78,000 votes in the city election.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Khan |first1=Morshed Ali |last2=Hasan |first2=Rashidul |date=2011-11-02 |title=Shamim Osman to bounce back |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-208933 |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> On 7 April 2011, Bangladesh High Court squashed the Anti Corruption Commission case in which he was sentenced to three years imprisonment.<ref name="Staff Correspondent"/>
 
Osman was accused by [[Samrat Hossain Emily]], a former national football player, of assaulting him in October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Correspondent |first1=Our |last2=N'ganj |date=2013-10-26 |title=Ex-footballer Emily 'assaulted by Shamim Osman' |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/ex-footballer-emily-assaulted-by-shamim-osman |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> On 8 March 2013, a 17-year-old student Tanvir Mohammad Toki was found dead in Narayanganj two days after he had gone missing. The victim's father, Rafiur Rabbi, accused Osman's family of the killing of his son.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/murder-victims-father-accuses-shamim-osman-family|title=Murder victim's father accuses Shamim Osman family|date=2013-03-15|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-01-20|language=en}}</ref> On 25 March, High Court denied anticipatory bail to Osman and his son Ayon Osman.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/hc-denies-bail-to-shamim-osman|title=HC denies bail to Shamim Osman|date=2013-03-25|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-01-20|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Report |first=Star Digital |date=2022-01-10 |title='Don't call me godmother!' |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/politics/news/dont-call-me-godmother-2936336 |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=আমি কেন বারবার সাবজেক্ট ম্যাটার্স হবো?: শামীম ওসমান {{!}} Shamim Osman {{!}} Press Conference {{!}} Narayanganj |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdwFZhJaNNs |language=en |access-date=2022-11-03}}</ref> Osman filed a defamation lawsuit against Ivy.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Correspondent |first1=Our |last2=Narayanganj |date=2013-04-05 |title=Shamim Osman files defamation suit against Ivy |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/shamim-osman-files-defamation-suit-against-ivy |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>
 
For the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 Bangladesh general election]], the party picked Osman to contest for Narayanganj-4 constituency, dropping the incumbent [[Kabori Sarwar]].<ref name="risefall" /> He was elected unopposed after the main Bangladesh Nationalist Party boycotted the election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AL closer to majority before voting |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=New Age |language=en-GB}}</ref> By 2014, Awami League in Narayanganj had divided in two fractions, one loyal to Osman and another to Ivy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Report |first=Star |date=2014-05-05 |title=Narayanganj restive for Osman brothers |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/narayanganj-restive-for-osman-brothers-22770 |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> He had threatened ASP Mohammad Bashiruddin for not allowing Awami League activists to stuff ballots.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 June 2014 |title=Shamim's arrogance, Bashir's courage |work=The Daily Star |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/shamims-arrogance-bashirs-courage-30992 |access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>
 
Osman was re-elected to parliament from Narayanganj in the [[2018 Bangladeshi general election]] as a candidate of Awami League.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2018-11-25 |title=Narayanganj-4 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Narayanganj-4&d=dhaka |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> He received 393,136 votes while his nearest rival, Monir Hossein of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 76,582.<ref name=":1" />
 
''[[Khela Hobe]]'' is a popular [[political slogan]] in [[Bangladesh]] and [[India]], especially in [[West Bengal]] and [[Assam]].<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=bn:টুম্পা সোনা, খেলা হবে ও কৃষ্ণকলি – TheWall|url=https://thewall.in/opinion-column-about-2021-election-campaign-and-its-strategy-with-parody-song/ |type=Opinion |access-date=2021-04-11|language=bn|archive-date=2021-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411144716/https://thewall.in/opinion-column-about-2021-election-campaign-and-its-strategy-with-parody-song/|url-status=live}}</ref> The slogan was first used by Bangladeshi politician Osman.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|title='খেলা হবে' নারায়ণগঞ্জ থেকে পশ্চিমবঙ্গে {{!}} DW {{!}} 20.02.2021|url=https://www.dw.com/bn/%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87/a-56636655|access-date=2021-07-10|website=DW.COM|language=bn-BD}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=শামীম ওসমানের 'খেলা হবে' স্লোগান ধার করে উত্তাল পশ্চিমবঙ্গ|url=https://www.banglatribune.com/666958/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E2%80%99-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Bangla Tribune|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-17|title=খেলা হোক শান্তির পক্ষে, সাম্প্রদায়িকতার বিরুদ্ধে: শামিম ওসমান|url=https://tv9bangla.com/videos/khela-hobe-slogan-shamim-osman-khela-hobe-video-330707.html|access-date=2021-07-10|website=TV9 Bangla|language=bn}}</ref> Prominent politicians from India have used 'Khela Hobe' repeatedly.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-04 |title=Explained: Where does Shamim Osman stand in Narayanganj politics? |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/nation/2022/03/04/explained-where-does-shamim-osman-stand-in-narayanganj-politics |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=www.dhakatribune.com |language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Osman's older brother, [[Nasim Osman]], was a member of parliament from the [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]].<ref>{{cite news |title=An apology to Shamim Osman?|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/an-apology-to-shamim-osman-27107|work=The Daily Star|access-date=30 November 2016|date=5 June 2014}}</ref> His younger brother, [[Salim Osman]], is a member of parliament from the Jatiya party.<ref>{{cite news |title=Under-fire Narayanganj MP Salim Osman, in leaked phone call, abuses journalist|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/05/19/under-fire-narayanganj-mp-salim-osman-in-leaked-phone-call-abuses-journalist|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=30 November 2016}}</ref> Their father [[AKM Samsuzzoha]] was a member of the first parliament of Bangladesh, and their grandfather, [[M Osman Ali]], was a founding member of Bangladesh Awami League.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hasina stands by Osman family|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/06/03/hasina-stands-by-osman-family|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=30 November 2016}}</ref>
Osman's older brother, [[Nasim Osman]], was a member of parliament from the [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]].<ref>{{cite news |title=An apology to Shamim Osman?|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/an-apology-to-shamim-osman-27107|work=The Daily Star|access-date=30 November 2016|date=5 June 2022}}</ref> His younger brother, [[Salim Osman]], is a member of parliament from the [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]] from Narayanganj-5.<ref>{{cite news |title=Under-fire Narayanganj MP Salim Osman, in leaked phone call, abuses journalist|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/05/19/under-fire-narayanganj-mp-salim-osman-in-leaked-phone-call-abuses-journalist|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=30 November 2022}}</ref> He elder brother, [[Nasim Osman]] (died 2014), was the member of parliament from [[Narayanganj-5]] from Jatiya Party. Their father [[AKM Samsuzzoha]] was a member of the first parliament of Bangladesh, and their grandfather, [[M Osman Ali]], was a founding member of Bangladesh Awami League.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hasina stands by Osman family|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/06/03/hasina-stands-by-osman-family|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=30 November 2022}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Shamim Osman
শামীম ওসমান
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
5 January 2014
Preceded byKabori Sarwar
ConstituencyNarayanganj-4
In office
1996–2001
Preceded bySirajul Islam
Succeeded byMuhammad Gias Uddin[1]
ConstituencyNarayanganj-4
Personal details
Born (1961-02-28) 28 February 1961 (age 64)
Narayanganj, East Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s)Lipi Begum
Parent(s)
Relatives
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka[2]

Shamim Osman (born 28 February 1961)[3] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the current member of parliament from Narayanganj-4 constituency.[4]

Career

Osman was elected as a member of parliament at the 7th National Parliamentary Elections in June 1996 from Narayanganj-4.[5] Osman received 73,349 votes while his nearest rival, Sirajul Islam of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party received 63,866 votes.[5] He contested the 2001 Bangladeshi general election as a candidate of Awami League from Narayanganj-4 and lost.[5] He received 106,104 votes while the winner, Muhammad Gias Uddin of Bangladesh Nationalist Party received 137,323.[5] After losing the position in 2001, he went on self-exile in India and Canada.[4]

Bangladesh Police searched Osman's home in Narayanganj on 24 November 2003 when he was in Canada.[6]

In November 2004, Osman's political rival, Mominullah Liton also known as David was killed in a crossfire by Rapid Action Battalion.[7]

On 1 May 2007, Osman was sentenced to jail for three years in a case filed by the Anti Corruption Commission.[8] On 14 August, a court ordered his property to be seized for tax evasion.[9] In September 2007, the Anti Corruption Commission sued Osman and his wife for illegal wealth and submitted the charge sheet in April 2008.[10] On 12 September, he was sentenced to eight years imprisonment in a tax evasion case.[11]

On 12 January 2009, Justices A. B. M. Khairul Haque and Md Abdul Hye of the Bangladesh High Court rejected Osman's petition seeking bail in three cases filed by the Anti Corruption Commission and the National Board of Revenue.[12] After around eight years, Osman came back to Narayanganj in April 2009 when Bangladesh Awami League party returned to power.[4] On 11 February, he received bail two cases in which he was sentenced to three and eight years imprisonment.[13] In 2011, he lost the Narayanganj City Mayoral election to Selina Hayat Ivy.[14] He had received 78,000 votes in the city election.[15] On 7 April 2011, Bangladesh High Court squashed the Anti Corruption Commission case in which he was sentenced to three years imprisonment.[11]

Osman was accused by Samrat Hossain Emily, a former national football player, of assaulting him in October 2013.[16] On 8 March 2013, a 17-year-old student Tanvir Mohammad Toki was found dead in Narayanganj two days after he had gone missing. The victim's father, Rafiur Rabbi, accused Osman's family of the killing of his son.[17] On 25 March, High Court denied anticipatory bail to Osman and his son Ayon Osman.[18][19][20] Osman filed a defamation lawsuit against Ivy.[21]

For the 2014 Bangladesh general election, the party picked Osman to contest for Narayanganj-4 constituency, dropping the incumbent Kabori Sarwar.[4] He was elected unopposed after the main Bangladesh Nationalist Party boycotted the election.[22] By 2014, Awami League in Narayanganj had divided in two fractions, one loyal to Osman and another to Ivy.[23] He had threatened ASP Mohammad Bashiruddin for not allowing Awami League activists to stuff ballots.[24]

Osman was re-elected to parliament from Narayanganj in the 2018 Bangladeshi general election as a candidate of Awami League.[25] He received 393,136 votes while his nearest rival, Monir Hossein of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 76,582.[25]

Khela Hobe is a popular political slogan in Bangladesh and India, especially in West Bengal and Assam.[26] The slogan was first used by Bangladeshi politician Osman.[27][28][29] Prominent politicians from India have used 'Khela Hobe' repeatedly.[30]

Personal life

Osman's older brother, Nasim Osman, was a member of parliament from the Jatiya Party.[31] His younger brother, Salim Osman, is a member of parliament from the Jatiya Party from Narayanganj-5.[32] He elder brother, Nasim Osman (died 2014), was the member of parliament from Narayanganj-5 from Jatiya Party. Their father AKM Samsuzzoha was a member of the first parliament of Bangladesh, and their grandfather, M Osman Ali, was a founding member of Bangladesh Awami League.[33]

References

  1. ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election – Electoral Area Results Comparison – Amar Desh Online". amardesh.com. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  2. ↑ "Shamim Osman -শামীম ওসমান". Amarmp.
  3. ↑ "Constituency 207_10th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Rise and fall of the Osman family". The Daily Star. 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". 2008-12-29. Archived from the original on 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  6. ↑ "Shamim Osman's residence raided". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  7. ↑ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 180". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  8. ↑ "Shamim Osman jailed for 3yrs in first-ever graft case verdict". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  9. ↑ "Shamim Osman's immovable property to be attached". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  10. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2008-04-25). "ACC okays charge sheets against Mirza Abbas, Shamim Osman". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Staff Correspondent (2011-04-07). "HC scraps Shamim's jail sentence". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  12. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2009-01-12). "HC rejects 3 petitions of Shamim Osman". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  13. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2011-02-11). "Shamim Osman gets ad interim bail". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  14. ↑ "Ivy's Prospect in N'ganj Polls: Does the Osman family matter?". The Daily Star. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  15. ↑ Khan, Morshed Ali; Hasan, Rashidul (2011-11-02). "Shamim Osman to bounce back". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  16. ↑ Correspondent, Our; N'ganj (2013-10-26). "Ex-footballer Emily 'assaulted by Shamim Osman'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  17. ↑ "Murder victim's father accuses Shamim Osman family". The Daily Star. 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  18. ↑ "HC denies bail to Shamim Osman". The Daily Star. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  19. ↑ Report, Star Digital (2022-01-10). "'Don't call me godmother!'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  20. ↑ আমি কেন বারবার সাবজেক্ট ম্যাটার্স হবো?: শামীম ওসমান | Shamim Osman | Press Conference | Narayanganj, retrieved 2022-11-03
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  22. ↑ "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  23. ↑ Report, Star (2014-05-05). "Narayanganj restive for Osman brothers". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  24. ↑ "Shamim's arrogance, Bashir's courage". The Daily Star. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Narayanganj-4 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  26. ↑ টুম্পা সোনা, খেলা হবে ও কৃষ্ণকলি – TheWall (Opinion) (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  27. ↑ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "'খেলা হবে' নারায়ণগঞ্জ থেকে পশ্চিমবঙ্গে | DW | 20.02.2021". DW.COM (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-07-10.
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  31. ↑ "An apology to Shamim Osman?". The Daily Star. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  32. ↑ "Under-fire Narayanganj MP Salim Osman, in leaked phone call, abuses journalist". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  33. ↑ "Hasina stands by Osman family". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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