Tipu Munshi

Tipu Munshi (born 25 August 1950)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Awami League Member of Parliament for Rangpur-4 since January 2009. In January 2019, he was appointed the Minister of Commerce.[2]

Tipu Munshi
টিপু মুনশি
Munshi in 2019
Minister of Commerce
Assumed office
January 2019
Preceded byTofail Ahmed
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
25 January 2009
Preceded byKarim Uddin Bharsha
ConstituencyRangpur-4
Personal details
Born (1950-08-25) 25 August 1950
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

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". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  2. "47-member new cabinet announced". The Daily Star. 6 January 2019.
  3. "Hon'ble Minister". Export Promotion Bureau. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  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 (2022-09-16). "Tipu Munshi: RMG workers' demand for salary hike is logical". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 2022-12-26. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
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