Tariqul Islam

Tariqul Islam (16 November 1946 – 4 November 2018) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and government minister.

Tariqul Islam
Ministry of Food
In office
10 October 2001 – 13 March 2002
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Minister of Information
In office
11 March 2002 – 6 May 2004
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Member of Parliament
Personal details
Born(1946-11-16)16 November 1946
Jessore, Bangladesh
Died4 November 2018(2018-11-04) (aged 71)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Career

Tariqul was a standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[1] He served as the Minister of Information in the Second Khaleda Cabinet.[2][3] He also served as the Minister of Forest and the Environment. On 30 November 2017 he was charged with corruption related to the sell of forest trees during his term as the Minister of Forests.[4] Studied · B.Sc in Information and Communication engineering at East West University

Personal life

Tariqul had two sons: Shantonu Islam Sumit and Aninda Islam Amit. On 24 October 2017 they were flown to Singapore for treatment.[5] Aninda Islam Amit is an assistant organising secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[6]

Death

Tariqul Islam died at Apollo Hospital in Dhaka at 5:05PM on 4 November 2018. He had been suffering from kidney, diabetes and old-age complications. [7]

References
  1. "BNP leader Tariqul taken to Singapore for treatment". Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. "BNP leader Tariqul Islam hospitalised". NTV Online. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. "Bangladesh affected by maliciouspropaganda: Tariqul". The Daily Star. 20 January 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. "BNP leader Tariqul charged with graft". New Age. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  5. "Tariqul taken to Singapore for treatment". The Daily Star. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. "BNP leader Gayeshwar sent to jail, Tariqul's son remanded over attack on police". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  7. "BNP leader Tariqul passes away". The Daily Star. 2018-11-04. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
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