Osman Faruk
Osman Faruk | |
|---|---|
ওসমান ফারুক | |
 Faruk in 2012 | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | ASHK Sadek |
| Succeeded by | Nurul Islam Nahid |
| Member of Parliament for Kishoreganj-4 | |
| In office 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Mizanul Haque |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Hamid |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "ICT to probe war crimes charges against Osman Faruk". Samakal. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "List of 8th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "BNP: Allegations against Dr Osman Faruk absurd". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Baseless, BNP's Faruk says on anti-liberation allegations". The Daily Star. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "War crimes allegation against Osman 'funny': BNP". New Age. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.