Sher Bahadur Tamang

Sher Bahadur Tamang (Nepali: शेर बहादुर तामाङ) is a member of the Federal Parliament of Nepal. He won the Sindhupalchowk2 seat in Nepalese legislative elections of 2017 as part of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).[1][2]

In July 2018, Tamang gave a controversial remark about female Nepali students studying for their MBBS in Bangladesh, stating they were "bound to compromise their honour to claim their certificates." He publicly apologized, but after facing pressure from his party, resigned from his post.[3][4]

References

  1. "MyRepublica :: Election Special". MyRepublica.com. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. "Nepal minister resigns after controversial remarks on Nepali girls studying in Bangladesh". bdnews24.com. July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  4. "Law Minister Tamang calls it quits after controversial remarks". The Kathmandu Post. July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.



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