Tipu Munshi

Bangladeshi politician

Tipu Munshi
টিপু মুনশি
Munshi at the European Union in Brussels (2022)
Minister of Commerce
In office
January 2019 – 6 August 2024
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byTofail Ahmed
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Rangpur-4
In office
25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byKarim Uddin Bharsha
Personal details
Born (1950-08-25) 25 August 1950 (age 74)
Rangpur, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Tipu Munshi (born 25 August 1950)[1] is an Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rangpur-4 constituency during 2009–2024. In January 2019, he was appointed the minister of commerce.[2]

Early life

Munshi was born on 25 August 1950 in Gopalganj District, Bangladesh.[3] His family later moved to Rangpur District.[3] He has a bachelor's degree from Government Titumir College.[4]

Career

Munshi was elected to parliament from Rangpur-4 on 5 January 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[5] He is the managing director of Sepal Group. He is the chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Home Affairs. He is a former president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association. He is a director of STS group, the holding company of Apollo Hospital Dhaka.[6][7]

In September 2022, during a conference hosted by the National Garment Workers Federation, Munshi supported demands to raise the pay of garment factory workers, stating that they had toiled to make the country prosperous and deserved better wages in light of rising inflation caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Constituency 22_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. ^ "47-member new cabinet announced". The Daily Star. 6 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Hon'ble Minister". Export Promotion Bureau. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Tipu Munshi Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Tipu Munshi History". Amarmp. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Mr. Tipu Munshi – STS Holdings Ltd". stsholdingsbd.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Curbing traffic jam: JS body formed to suggest ways". The Daily Star. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  8. ^ Sangbad Sangstha, Bangladesh (16 September 2022). "Tipu Munshi: RMG workers' demand for salary hike is logical". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.


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