Sohel Taj

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Sohel Taj
সোহেল তাজ
TanjimSohelTaj.jpg
Taj in 2016
Member of Parliament
In office
01 October 2001 –23 April 2012
Relatives Simeen Hussain Rimi (sister)
Afsaruddin Ahmad (uncle)
Alma mater American University in Bulgaria
Gordon University
Sohel Taj
Bodybuilder
Personal info
NicknameThe Hotline Commando [1]
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)

Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj [lower-alpha 1] (born 5 January 1970) [2] better known as just Sohel Taj, is a fitness and health activist, bodybuilder and retired Bangladesh Awami League politician and former State Minister of Home Affairs. He is the son of Bangladesh's first Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmad. [3]

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Early life

Taj was born in Dhaka on 5 January 1970 to Tajuddin Ahmad, who was the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Syeda Zohra Tajuddin, a former convenor and presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League. [2] He has three sisters, Sharmin Ahmad Reepi, Simeen Hussain Rimi and Mahjabin Ahmad Mimi. [4] He obtained bachelor of business administration degree from the American University in Bulgaria and masters from Gordon University in the United States in 2008. [2] His father was assassinated when he was 5 years old.

Career

Taj was elected a member of Parliament in 2001 with Bangladesh Awami League nomination. He served as a member of standing committee on the ministry of youth and sports. He was re-elected from the same constituency in 2008 and joined the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's cabinet as the state minister of home affairs on 6 January 2009 and resigned from the position on 31 May the same year. [5]

Taj resigned from Bangladesh's parliament, where he had represented the Gazipur-4 constituency on 23 April 2012. [6] [7] His sister Simeen Hussain Rimi was later elected MP to replace him in his former constituency. [8]

Sohel Taj launched the health and fitness related hit television show Hotline Commando on 20 July 2019 focusing on social issues of Bangladesh. He is the creator and host of the show. The program aired on private satellite channel RTV and is scheduled to run for 12 episodes. Due to COVID-19, the show has been on break after airing 6 episodes. It has reached a combined viewership (TV and social media) of over 20 million. [9] [10]

During the Quota Reform Movement, Sohel Taj went to the DB office to meet the six co-ordinators of the movement but he was not allowed to meet them. He said that his decision to meet them was motivated by his conscience. [11] After the fall of AL government, questions arose about whether Sohel Taj will return to politics. Taj refused to return labelling the country’s politics as "dirty." He also informed that his resignation after serving only a few days as state minister was due to rampant corruption and irregularities prevalent in the administration. [12] He also reported that his cousin was kept into the infamous secret prison Aynaghar for 11 days. [13]

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  1. ↑ Bengali: তানজিম আহমদ সোহেল তাজ, pronounced [ˈtandʒimˈaɦmɔdˈʃoɦelˈtaːdʒ]
  1. ↑ "Sohel Taj's reality show Hotline Commando to air Tuesday". Dhaka Tribune. 30 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Profile Of Ministers". The Daily Star. 9 January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Hasina renews pledge on retrial". The Daily Star. 14 November 2010. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. ↑ Hossain Shaikh, Emran. "Veteran AL leader Zohra Tajuddin dies". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Hasan Jahid Tusher (18 April 2012). "No attention to resignation". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sohel Taj resigns from JS". The Daily Star. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. ↑ Shakhawat Liton (10 May 2012). "No relief for Sohel Taj". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  8. ↑ Hayat Mahmud, Abu. "Sohel Taj meets PM at Ganabhaban". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  9. ↑ সোহেল তাজের 'হটলাইন কমান্ডো'. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "Taj to bring health reality show 'Hotline Commando'". The Daily Star. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "সমন্বয়কদের দেখতে ডিবি কার্যালয়ে গিয়ে যা বললেন সোহেল তাজ". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 29 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "স্বরাষ্ট্র প্রতিমন্ত্রী থেকে পদত্যাগের কারণ জানালেন সোহেল তাজ". news24bd.tv. 30 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "আমার ভাগিনাকেও আয়নাঘরে রাখা হয়েছিল: সোহেল তাজ". Jugantor . 29 August 2024.
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