Mahbubul Alam Tara ( bn, মাহাবুবুল আলম ; 1939–2014) was a Bangladeshi entrepreneur, politician, and member of parliament.

Early life

Tara was born in Faradnagar village at Feni on 1939. He studied in Khaiyara School, Faradnagar, and

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. He started his political career while studying at Chittagong College. He was elected VP of the student council in 1962–63. He organized student movements against the then autocratic ruler. He Studied in the Department of Economics of

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Career

Tara was involved in the 1969 mass movement in East Pakistan and actively supported the

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during

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. Tara was the Member of Parliament for constituency Feni-3 from 1991 to 1996. He was elected as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was chief whip in the parliament of Bangladesh. In 1998, he was the president of

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. Tara was popularly known as 'Tara Mia'. He was also the pioneer of Packaging industry in Bangladesh. He, along with his friends, established National Credit and Commerce Bank Limited (

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). He was Chairman of NCC Bank twice. He established Mahbubul Huq High School in his village Faradnagar.

Death

Tara died at National University Hospital at

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on 3 June 2014; he was suffering from lung problems.

References

External links

* http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla * http://thedailynewnation.com/news/15498/bnp-acting-secretary-general-mirza-fakhrul-islam-alamgir-among-others-at-a-condolence-meeting-on-former-chief-whip-mahbubul-alam-tara-organized-by-jatiyatabadi-krishak-dal-at-the-national-press-club-on-tuesday.html * https://www.thedailystar.net/city/death-anniversary-1233160 * https://chattagramcollegiates.com/blog/2017/11/10/the-beginning-of-chattagram-collegiate/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Tara, Mahbubul Alam Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians People from Feni District University of Dhaka alumni 1939 births 2014 deaths 5th Jatiya Sangsad members