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Golam Faruque Ovi
Gholam Faruq Ovi | |
|---|---|
| Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
| In office 1996–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Rashed Khan Menon |
| Succeeded by | Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
Gholam Faruq Ovi is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and former Member of Parliament of Bangladesh.
Career[edit]
Ovi was elected to Parliament from Barisal-2 constituency as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1996.[1] 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.[2]
Alleged charge[edit]
In 2018, Ovi was charged by Bangladesh Police with the unusual death of Tinni, who was a Bangladeshi model and actress born in Wari, Dhaka.[3][4] 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.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "EC not accepting bank appeals to cancel defaulters' nomination". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ovi finally charged in model Tinni murder case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ↑ "Tinni murder trial begins after nine years". The Daily Star. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2015.