Osman Faruk Explained

Osman Faruk
Native Name:ওসমান ফারুক
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Minister of Education
Term Start:10 October 2001
Term End:29 October 2006
Primeminister:Khaleda Zia
Predecessor:ASHK Sadek
Successor:Nurul Islam Nahid
Constituency Mp1:Kishoreganj-4
Term Start1:28 October 2001
Term End1:27 October 2006
Predecessor1:Mizanul Haque
Successor1:Abdul Hamid
Party:Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Nationality:Bangladeshi

Osman Faruk is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former minister of education of Bangladesh.[1] He served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Kishoreganj-4 constituency.[2]

Career

In 2016, he was investigated for war crimes during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[3] He has denied involvement in war crimes.[4] He is an adviser to the former prime minister of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: ICT to probe war crimes charges against Osman Faruk . Samakal . 29 January 2017.
  2. Web site: List of 8th Parliament Members . 2020-10-02 . Bangladesh Parliament . https://web.archive.org/web/20180918161135/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/8th%20Parliament%20.pdf . 18 September 2018.
  3. News: BNP: Allegations against Dr Osman Faruk absurd . Dhaka Tribune . 29 January 2017 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202053715/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/politics/2016/may/06/bnp-allegations-against-dr-osman-faruk-absurd . 2 February 2017 . dead.
  4. News: Baseless, BNP's Faruk says on anti-liberation allegations . The Daily Star . 4 May 2016 . 29 January 2017.
  5. News: War crimes allegation against Osman 'funny': BNP . New Age . 6 May 2016 . 29 January 2017.