Salim Osman is a Bangladesh Jatiya Party politician and the member of parliament from

Narayanganj Narayanganj ( bn, নারায়ণগঞ্জ ''Naraeongônj'') is a city in central Bangladesh. It is in the Narayanganj District, about southeast of the capital city of Dhaka, and has a population of about 2 million. It is the 6th larges ...

, the constituency of his deceased elder brother. In his early life, he was selling poultry from home to home.

Career

In 2014, Osman was elected president of

Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association or BKMEA is a national trade organization of Knitwear manufacturers in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Member of Parliament Salim Osman is the president of the body ...

. In June 2014, he was elected to parliament from the Narayanganj-5, after the death of the former representative,

Nasim Osman Nasim Osman (31 July 1953 – 30 April 2014) was a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the Member of Parliament from Narayanganj. Career Osman was elected to the parliament of Jatiya Sangsad four times, in 1986, 1988, 2008, and 2014. Perso ...

, his older brother. On 13 May 2016, Osman publicly shamed the headmaster of a school at Narayanganj's Bandar Upazila for allegedly insulting Islam. The incident was recorded and published on YouTube. The headmaster, Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, filed a charge of assaulting against him. In October 2018, a Dhaka court discharged Osman from the case.

Personal life

Osman's father

AKM Samsuzzoha Abul Khayer Mohammad Samsuzzoha ( bn, আবুল খায়ের মোহাম্মদ শামসুজ্জোহা; 1924 – 20 February 1987) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was a Member of Parliament from Narayanganj ...

was a member of parliament and his elder brother Shamim Osman is member of parliament from Bangladesh Awami League.

References

Living people Pradhan family Politicians from Dhaka Division Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) 11th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members {{Dhaka-politician-stub