Md. Tajul Islam (born 30 June 1955) is a

Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from

Comilla-9 Comilla-9 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Tazul Islam of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Laksam and Manoharganj upazilas. History The constitu ...

. In January 2019, he was appointed as the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development.

Early life

Islam was born on 30 June 1955 in Laksam, Comilla. He graduated from college with an MBA degree.

Career

Islam was elected to parliament in 1996. He was appointed a Member of the Standing Committee on Home Ministry in 2000. He was elected to parliament from

in 2008 and 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. He served as the chairman of the Parliamentary standing committee on power and energy.

References

1955 births Living people People from Comilla District Awami League politicians Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives ministers 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub