Tanvir Shakil Joy
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Tanvir Shakil Joy (born 1 August 1976) 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 Sirajganj-1 constituency.


Career

In April 2007, illegal
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equipment allegedly owned by Joy was seized by the
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from a house in Bashabo, Dhaka. Joy was elected to parliament in
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from Sirajganj-1 as 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 ...
candidate. In 2016, he was one of the organisers of a rally of Bangladeshi students protesting
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. After the death of his father, Mohammed Nasim, on 13 June 2020, Joy was elected as a
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 of the vacant seat in the by-election held on 12 November 2020.


Personal life

Joy's father, Mohammed Nasim, was an Awami League politician and former government minister. His grandfather was Captain
Muhammad Mansur Ali Muhammad Mansur Ali (16 January 1917 – 3 November 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician who was a close confidant of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh. A senior leader of the Awami League, Mansur also served briefly as the ...
.


References

Living people 1976 births Awami League politicians 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members 12th Jatiya Sangsad members Place of birth missing (living people) {{Rajshahi-AL-politician-stub