Tanvir Shakil Joy

Tanvir Shakil Joy
তানভীর শাকিল জয়
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Sirajganj-1
In office
12 November 2020 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byMohammed Nasim
In office
25 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Preceded byMohammed Nasim
Succeeded byMohammed Nasim
Personal details
Born (1976-08-01) 1 August 1976 (age 48)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Parents

Tanvir Shakil Joy (born 1 August 1976)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Sirajganj-1 constituency.

Career

In April 2007, illegal VoIP equipment allegedly owned by Joy was seized by the Rapid Action Battalion from a house in Bashabo, Dhaka.[2]

Joy was elected to parliament in 2008 from Sirajganj-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[3]

In 2016, he was one of the organisers of a rally of Bangladeshi students protesting Islamic extremism.[4][5]

After the death of his father, Mohammed Nasim, on 13 June 2020, Joy was elected as a Jatiya Sangsad member of the vacant seat in the by-election held on 12 November 2020.[6][7]

Personal life

Joy's father, Mohammed Nasim, was an Awami League politician and former government minister.[8] His grandfather was Captain Muhammad Mansur Ali.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Constituency 62". Bangaldesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. ^ "VoIP equipment of Nasim's son seized". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh students rally against rising extremism". Saudigazette. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Students in Bangladesh rally against Islamic militants". SFGate. Associated Press. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. ^ সাহারার আসনে হাবিব, নাসিমের আসনে ছেলের জয়. jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  7. ^ সংসদ সদস্য হিসেবে শপথ নিলেন নাসিমপুত্র তানভীর শাকিল. SomoyerKonthosor (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Nasim's family applies for compassionate bail". bdnews24.com. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Third generation enters into politics". en.banglainsider.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.


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