Joaherul Islam | |
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জোয়াহেরুল ইসলাম | |
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Tangail-8 | |
In office 30 January 2019 –29 January 2024 | |
Preceded by | Shawkat Momen Shahjahan |
Succeeded by | Anupam Shahjahan Joy |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 February 1956 |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Joaherul Islam (born 12 February 1956) [1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-8 constituency from 2019 to 2024.
Islam served as the general secretary of Tangail District unit of Awami League in 2017. [2] He is a lawyer by profession. [3]
Islam was elected to the parliament on 30 December 2018 from Tangail-8 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. [4] [5]
The Awami League choose to nominate Anupam Shahjahan Joy over Islam from Tangail-8 for the 2024 general election. [6]
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government,Islam's house was vandalized then forcefully occupied by Mariam Mukaddas Miste,affiliate of the Students Against Discrimination. [7] [8] Islam's daughter Jakia Islam said,"There is no law or administration in the country;that's why such chaos is happening,". [7]