Salim Osman

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.

Salim Osman
সেলিম ওসমান
Member of Parliament
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

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. "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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