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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name | | name = Golam Faruque Ovi | ||
| office | | office = [[Member of Parliament (MP)]] | ||
| term_start | of | ||
| term_end | [[Jatiya Sangsad|Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad]]. | ||
| predecessor | | term_start = 1996 | ||
| successor | | 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 | | death_date = | ||
| death_place = | |||
| party = Independent | |||
| otherparty = [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''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 | 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> | ||
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> | |||
== <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 | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ovi, | {{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]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:56, 2 February 2026
Golam Faruque Ovi | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament (MP)
of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad. | |
| In office 1996–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Rashed Khan Menon |
| Succeeded by | Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Jatiya Party |
Golam Faruque Ovi is an independent politician and former Member of Parliament (MP) of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad.
Career[edit | edit source]
Ovi was elected to parliament from Barisal-2 constituency as a Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate in 1996.[1] 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.[2] 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.[2][3][4] Through his efforts, the Barisal Government Veterinary College, the first such college in southern Bangladesh at the time, was established in 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).[5]
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.[5][6][4] He made known his intention to return to Bangladesh in an interview with the Daily Jugantor in October 2025.[7]
Controversy [edit | edit source]
Golam Faruque Ovi was implicated in the unusual death of model Tinni which many saw as a deliberate plot to end his political career.[8][9][2][6] 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.[10][2][11][6][12]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Ovi seeks travel permit to return home". DBARTA24. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ↑ শাহিন, আকতার ফারুক (26 November 2025). "ট্রাভেল পাশ চেয়েছেন সাবেক এমপি অভি". Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 নিজস্ব প্রতিবেদক (30 October 2025). "সাবেক এই এমপির দেশে ফেরার খবরে তোলপাড়". www.gonokantho.com. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Golam Faruque Ovi returns home soon". Business Times. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "দেশে ফিরতে ট্রাভেল পারমিট চেয়েছেন অভি | যায়যায়দিন". jjdin. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ "নির্বাচনে অংশগ্রহণ নিয়ে যা বললেন সেই অভি". Jugantor (in Bengali). 23 October 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ↑ Islam, Advocate Rafiqul (12 January 2026). "মডেল তিন্নির মৃত্যুর রাজনীতিকরণ". The Daily Bengal Express. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (6 January 2026). "পোস্তগোলা বুড়িগঙ্গা ব্রিজ যেন 'আত্মহত্যার হটস্পট'". বাংলাদেশ বুলেটিন. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ↑ Islam, Advocate Rafiqul (25 January 2026). "Suicide Framed as Murder for Politics". The Daily Bengal Express. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ↑ "তবে কি ট্রাভেল পারমিট পাচ্ছেন না অভি?". pkagoj.com (in Bengali). 30 November 2026. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ "Anti-suicide barrier proposal for Postogola bridge". www.dailybengalexpress.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.