Tanvir Hasan Choto Monir (born 27 May 1978) is a

Bangladesh Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...

politician and a former

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

member representing the Tangail-2 constituency. He was the joint secretary of Awami League's branch in Germany.

Career

Monir entered student politics as a member of the

Chhatra League Bangladesh Chhatra League, simply Chhatra League (), is the student wing of the political party, Bangladesh Awami League, founded by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 4 January 1948. The organisation is banned and listed as a terrorist organisation in B ...

in the early 1990s. However, he left Bangladesh in 1996 for

Moscow University Moscow State University (MSU), officially M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University,. is a public research university in Moscow, Russia. The university includes 15 research institutes, 43 faculties, more than 300 departments, and six branches. Al ...

in Russia. He then moved to Germany, and served as the joint-secretary of the

Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...

's branch of the central European country. He came back to Bangladesh during 2006-08 Bangladeshi political unrest. Monir was elected to

from the Tangail-2 constituency as a Awami League candidate at the

2018 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly-elected members of the Jatiya Sangsad. The result was another landslide victory for the Awami League-led Grand Alliance (Bangladesh), Grand Alliance led by Sheik ...

. He was accused of NID forgery, and

arms trafficking Arms trafficking or gunrunning is the illicit trade of contraband small arms, explosives, and ammunition, which constitutes part of a broad range of illegal activities often associated with transnational criminal organizations. The illegal tra ...

, however the allegations were never proven and referred as "politically motivated conspiracy" by Monir's associates. Monir serves as the joint-general secretary of the

Tangail District Tangail District () is a district (''zila'') in the central region of Bangladesh. In 1969, Tangail mahakuma was separated from the Mymensingh District, Mymensingh district, and a district of the same name as the mahakuma's was created. The dist ...

Awami League, he previously served as the secretary of science and technology of the Tangail district committee of the

. He is also the chairperson of Tangail's branch of the Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation. Monir was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the

Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MOFL, ; ''Maṯsya ō prāṇisampada mantraṇālaẏa'') is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh whose role is ensuring the sustainable utilisation of fisheries and livest ...

in the 11th National Parliament of

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

Personal life

Monir is married to Oaishe Khan (Nishe), the only daughter of

Shajahan Khan Shajahan Khan (born 1 January 1952) is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Madaripur-2 constituency for 8 terms until during 1986–2024. He served as the minister of shipping during 2009–2019. He was a ...

, a former shipping minister, current presidium member of the Bangladesh Awami League and the incumbent

Madaripur-2 Madaripur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 1986 by Shajahan Khan of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Rajoir Upazila, Madaripur Municipality, and ten union ...

MP.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Monir, Choto 1978 births Living people People from Tangail District Awami League politicians 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Politicians from Dhaka Division 12th Jatiya Sangsad members