Golam Faruque Ovi | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament (MP)
of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad. | |
| In office 1996â2001 | |
| Preceded by | Rashed Khan Menon |
| Succeeded by | Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Jatiya Party |
Golam Faruque Ovi is an independent politician and former Member of Parliament (MP) of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad.
Career[edit | edit source]
Ovi was elected to parliament from Barisal-2 constituency as a Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate in 1996.[1] Being the youngest MP of the 7th parliament, he attracted national attention by being vocal about contemporary issues as well as advocating for gender equality, the rights of religious minorities and indigenous peoples.[2] His ability to secure funding from both national and international organizations for the development of the transportation network, riverbank protection, and various infrastructure projects in his constituency was highly praised.[2][3][4] Through his efforts, the Barisal Government Veterinary College, the first such college in southern Bangladesh at the time, was established in Babuganj with the funding of the Asian Development Bank. Later the college was incorporated as a satellite campus of Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU).[5]
Ovi was against the decision made by the Jatiya Party to join the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) headed right-wing alliance which led to his expulsion from the party in 1999. In December 2002, a year after his defeat in the 8th Parliamentary Elections, he left Bangladesh out of fear of political persecution and later sought asylum in Canada.[5][6][4] He made known his intention to return to Bangladesh in an interview with the Daily Jugantor in October 2025.[7]
Controversy [edit | edit source]
Golam Faruque Ovi was implicated in the unusual death of model Tinni which many saw as a deliberate plot to end his political career.[8][9][2][6] He was acquitted in absentia in the case by judge Shahinur Akter in January 2025. Based on the evidence presented before the court, the judge in her legal observation stated that the unusual death of the model was in fact a suicide and the charge brought against Ovi was unfounded and politically motivated.[10][2][11][6][12]
References[edit | edit source]
- â "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.
- â 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Ovi seeks travel permit to return home". DBARTA24. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- â āĻļāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨, āĻāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ (26 November 2025). "āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻĒāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻŋ". Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- â 4.0 4.1 āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ (30 October 2025). "āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻĒāĻŋāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ". www.gonokantho.com. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- â 5.0 5.1 "Golam Faruque Ovi returns home soon". Business Times. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- â 6.0 6.1 6.2 "āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻāĻŋ | āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨". jjdin. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- â "āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻ āĻāĻļāĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ āĻāĻŋ". Jugantor (in Bengali). 23 October 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- â Islam, Advocate Rafiqul (12 January 2026). "āĻŽāĻĄā§āĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ°āĻŖ". The Daily Bengal Express. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- â āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ (6 January 2026). "āĻĒā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¨ 'āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻšāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ'". āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- â Islam, Advocate Rafiqul (25 January 2026). "Suicide Framed as Murder for Politics". The Daily Bengal Express. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- â "āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ āĻāĻŋ?". pkagoj.com (in Bengali). 30 November 2026. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- â "Anti-suicide barrier proposal for Postogola bridge". www.dailybengalexpress.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.