Golam Faruq Ovi is an independent politician and former member of the

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

Career

Ovi was elected to parliament from Barisal-2 constituency as a

Jatiya Party (Ershad) The Jatiya Party (, ; JaPa or JP(E)) is a political party of Bangladesh. The current chairman of the party is Ghulam Muhammed Quader. On 3 January 2019, the party announced its decision to join the Bangladesh Awami League-led Grand Alliance a ...

candidate in 1996. Being the youngest MP of the 7th parliament, he attracted national attention by being vocal about contemporary issues during his tenure. He was against the decision made by the Jatiya Party to join the

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (), popularly abbreviated as BNP (), is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 September 1978 by President of Bangladesh, President Ziaur Rahman, wit ...

-led alliance which was why he was expelled from the party. In December 2002, he left Bangladesh out of fear of political persecution and later sought asylum in Canada.

Alleged charge

In 2010, Ovi was charged by the

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with the unusual death of Syeda Tania Mahbub Tinni, who was a Bangladeshi model and actress born in Wari, Dhaka. The defendant's lawyer stated in court that a suicide had been turned into a homicide for political reasons. He was acquitted in absentia in the case by judge Mosammat Shahinur Akter in January 2025.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ovi, Golam Faruq Jatiya Party politicians 7th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) People from Wazirpur Upazila Politicians from Barisal Division Living people 21st-century Bangladeshi politicians