Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh

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Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh
শেখ ফজলে নূর তাপস
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2nd Mayor of South Dhaka
In office
16 May 2020 [1]  –19 August 2024 [2]
Children2
Parent
Relatives Sheikh Family
Profession Politician, lawyer
Website barristersheikhtaposh.info

Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh (born 19 November 1971) [3] is a Bangladeshi politician and former mayor of South Dhaka. He previously served as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad for Dhaka-10 and Dhaka-12 from the Bangladesh Awami League. [4]

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Early life

Taposh was born on 19 November 1971 to Awami League leader Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani and Arzu Moni. [5] His parents were both assassinated on 15 August 1975 in a military coup that also killed Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and other members of his family. Taposh and his elder brother Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash survived. [6]

Career

Taposh was elected to the Jatiya Sangsad in the 2008 Bangladeshi general election from the Dhaka-12 constituency. [7]

Taposh's vehicle was subjected to a bomb attack on 21 October 2009. The incident resulted in property damage and injuries to thirteen individuals. [8]

In the 2014 general election, he was elected unopposed to represent the Dhaka-10 constituency. [9]

In 2015, his rally was the target of a bomb attack. [10]

In 2018 election, he was elected as member of parliament for a third consecutive time.

In 2020, he won the Dhaka mayoral election and became the mayor of Dhaka South. He got the status of full minister from 8 August 2022 along with DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam.[ citation needed ]

On 19 August 2024, he was removed from the mayors position by the government. [11]

Policies

Taposh called for the trial of Mahfuz Anam for supporting the military backed caretaker government. [12] He has criticized the Rapid Action Battalion over extra judicial killings. [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "এবার ঢাকা উত্তর ও দক্ষিণসহ ১২ সিটি করপোরেশনের মেয়রকে অপসারণ". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 19 August 2024. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Constituency 183_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. ↑ Al Masum Molla, Mohammad. "Lawmakers demand action on Daily Star editor". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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  6. ↑ "Joy, at long last". The Daily Star. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "AL lawmaker Taposh escapes bomb attack". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Bomb attack on anti-violence rally in Dhaka's Hazaribagh". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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  13. ↑ "Taposh fumes at Rab". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 February 2016.


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