Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh | |
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শেখ ফজলে নূর তাপস | |
2nd Mayor of South Dhaka | |
Assumed office 16 May 2020 [1] | |
Deputy | Shahidullah Minu |
Preceded by | Sayeed Khokon |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 29 January 2014 – 31 January 2020 | |
Preceded by | A.K.M. Rahmatullah |
Succeeded by | Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin |
Constituency | Dhaka-10 |
In office 25 January 2009 – 24 January 2014 | |
Preceded by | Dewan Md. Salauddin |
Succeeded by | Asaduzzaman Khan |
Constituency | Dhaka-12 |
Personal details | |
Born | Dacca, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 19 November 1971
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Spouse | Afrin Taposh |
Relations |
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Children | 2 |
Parents |
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Relatives | Sheikh Family |
Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Website |
barristersheikhtaposh |
Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh (born 19 November 1971) [2] is a Bangladeshi politician and current Mayor of South Dhaka. He previously served as a Member of the Jatiya Sangsad for Dhaka-10 and Dhaka-12 from the Bangladesh Awami League. [3]
Taposh was born in 19 November 1971 to Awami League leader Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani and Arzu Moni. [4] His parents were both assassinated on 15 August 1975 in a military coup that also killed Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and other members of his family. Taposh and his elder brother Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash survived. [5]
Taposh was elected to the Jatiya Sangsad in the 2008 Bangladeshi General Election from the Dhaka-12 constituency. [6]
Taposh's vehicle was subjected in a bomb attack on 21 October 2009. The incident resulted in property damage and injuries to thirteen individuals. [7]
In the 2014 general election, he was elected unopposed to represent the Dhaka-10 constituency. [8]
In 2015, his rally was the target of a bomb attack. [9]
In 2018 election, he was elected as member of parliament for a third consecutive time.
In 2020, he won the Dhaka Mayoral Election and became the mayor of Dhaka South. He got the status of full minister from 8 August 2022 along with DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam.[ citation needed]
Taposh called for the trial of Mahfuz Anam for supporting the military backed caretaker government. [10] He has criticized Rapid Action Battalion over extra judicial killings. [11]
11. “DSCC to relocate stray dogs”. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2 September 2020.