Sheikh Tonmoy

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Sheikh Tonmoy
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Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Bagerhat-2
In office
3 January 2019 –6 August 2024
Relativessee Tungipara Sheikh family

Sheikh Sharhan Naser Tonmoy [2] [3] best known as Sheikh Tonmoy is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Bagerhat-2 constituency. [2] [4] [5] He is a grand-nephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, nephew of Sheikh Hasina, and second-cousin of Sajeeb Wazed, Saima Wazed & Tulip Siddiq. He has been missing along with all of his family members since the fall of his aunt Sheikh Hasina's government on 5th August 2024.

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Early life

Tonmoy's father is Sheikh Helal Uddin, member of parliament for Bagerhat-1 and cousin of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. [3] He completed his higher studies in London, United Kingdom. [2] [3] [4] [6] [1]

Career

Tonmoy was elected to Parliament on 30 December 2018 from Bagerhat-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. [7]

Tonmoy started his career journey with a job at a company in Singapore. [8] Although he was born into a political family and didn't become politically active until 2017, he joined the Bangladesh Awami League as a member from Bagerhat Municipal Branch. That was his formal joining in politics. [9] [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sheikh Tonmoy: If elected, I will not take any state benefits". Dhaka Tribune. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 রাজনীতির ময়দানে কে এই হ্যান্ডসাম যুবা? বাংলার মেয়েরা ক্রাশে হাবুডুবু!!. Eisamay (in Bengali). India Times. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "New face of Sheikh Family in politics". banglanews24.com. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Now time to start serving people: Sheikh Tonmoy". The Independent. Dhaka. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Vibrating digital medium". Daily Sun. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Sheikh Tonmoy's video message to youngsters". RTV Online. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Young, celebs shine in polls". News Today. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Now time to start serving people: Sheikh Tonmoy". UNB. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sheikh Tonmoy Bio Career & Net Worth | Famous Born". 22 June 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Now time to start serving people: Sheikh Tonmoy". The Independent. Retrieved 31 January 2023.


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