Golam Faruque Ovi
Golam Faruque Ovi is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh.
Golam Faruque Ovi | |
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Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
In office 1996–2001 | |
Preceded by | Rashed Khan Menon |
Succeeded by | Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal |
Personal details | |
Political party | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
Career
Ovi was elected to Parliament from the of Barisal-2 constituency as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1996.[1] In 2006, he moved to Canada and tried to file a nomination papers with Bangladesh Election Commission through his lawyer as an Independent candidate. He had opposed the move by Jatiya Party to join the Bangladesh Nationalist Party led alliance.[2]
Alleged murder case
In 2008, Ovi was charged by Bangladesh Police with the murder of model Tinni (birth name Syeda Tania Mahbub Tinni), who was a Bangladeshi model and actress born in Wari, Dhaka. On 10 November 2002, her body was found on a pillar under the Buriganga Bridge which was due to a murder alleged to be perpetrated by Ovi.[3][4] Tinni was his girlfriend at the time and he allegedly killed her because he didn't want to marry her.[3]
References
- "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 922". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- "Ovi finally charged in model Tinni murder case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- "Tinni murder trial begins after nine years". The Daily Star. April 11, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2015.