Salim Osman
সেলিম ওসমান
Member of Parliament,
Jatiya Sangsad
Assumed office
June 2014
Preceded byNasim Osman
ConstituencyNarayanganj-5
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyJatiya Party (Ershad)
RelationsM Osman Ali (grandfather)
Shamim Osman (brother)
Nasim Osman (brother)
Parent
OccupationPolitician, businessman

Salim Osman is a Bangladesh Jatiya Party politician and the member of parliament from Narayanganj, the constituency of his deceased elder brother.[1][2] In his early life, he was selling poultry from home to home.

Career

In 2014, Osman was elected president of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association.[3] In June 2014, he was elected to parliament from the Narayanganj-5, after the death of the former representative, Nasim Osman, his older brother.[4]

On 13 May 2016, Osman publicly shamed the headmaster of a school at Narayanganj's Bandar Upazila for allegedly insulting Islam.[5] The incident was recorded and published on YouTube.[6][7][8] The headmaster, Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, filed a charge of assaulting against him. In October 2018, a Dhaka court discharged Osman from the case.[9]

Personal life

Osman's father AKM Samsuzzoha was a member of parliament and his elder brother Shamim Osman is member of parliament from Bangladesh Awami League.[2]

References

  1. "Rise and fall of the Osman family". The Daily Star. 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  2. 1 2 "Nasim Osman dies". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. "Salim Osman elected BKMEA president". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. "Selim Osman wins amid allegations of electoral fraud". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. "Salim Osman won't apologise to teacher". The Daily Star. 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  6. The Daily Star (2016-05-16), Narayanganj principal incident, retrieved 2018-01-20
  7. "Salim Osman's shaming Narayanganj teacher has embarrassed Jatiya Party: GM Quader". bdnews24.com. 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  8. "Salim Osman won't attend JS if he has any self-respect: Nasim". The Daily Star. 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  9. "Salim Osman discharged from teacher assault case". The Daily Star. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2018-10-23.


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