Anupam Shahjahan Joy

Anupam Shahjahan Joy is an Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament from Tangail-8.[1][2][3]

Anupam Shahjahan Joy
Member of Parliament
In office
2014–2018
Preceded byShawkat Momen Shahjahan
Succeeded byJoaherul Islam
Personal details
BornSakhipur
Political partyAwami League

Early life

His father, was Shaukat Momen Shahjahan, was an Awami League politician and member of parliament.[4]

Career

Joy was elected to parliament from Tangail-8 by-elections on 29 March 2014 as a candidate of the Awami League.[5] The by-elections were called after the death of the incumbent member of parliament for Tangail-8 and Joy's father, Shaukat Momen Shahjahan, on 20 January 2014.[4] The election Commission cancelled the candidature of Kader Siddiqui ahead of the election.[4] He was the youngest elected member of parliament at that time.[6]

In September 2016, two teenage high schoolers were sentenced to two years imprisonment by a mobile court for writing against Joy on Facebook.[7] In October 2016, Bangladesh High Court nullified the sentenced and ordered an inquiry into the allegations that the boys were tortured by Joy, Officer in charge of the local police station, and the Upazila Nirbahi Officer.[7][8]

On 23 February 2017, Joy was attended the free healthcare camp of the Kidney Awareness Monitoring and Prevention Society which provided free treatment to three thousand patients in his constituency.[9]

In January 2018, a fraction of Bangladesh Chattra League, backed by Joy, rejected the newly formed Sakhipur Upazila Committee and called a strike following which the committee was dissolved.[10] Joy did not receive the Awami League nomination in 2018 which went to Joaherul Islam Joaher.[6][11]

References
  1. "28 seek AL, BNP tickets as Kader eyes EC nod". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  2. "No power during state minister of power's speech". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  3. "NCC poll will be fair, neutral and peaceful: Agriculture Minister". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  4. "Tangail-8 by-polls end, counting on". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  5. "Anupam sworn in as Tangail-8 MP". The Daily Star. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. "Tangail 8 constituency: Political scenario changes as Kader Siddique joins Oikya Front". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  7. "Threatening MP on FB: Mobile court verdict illegal". The Daily Star. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  8. "Tangail boy jailed for possessing narcotics". The Daily Star. 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  9. "3,000 patients get free treatment in Tangail". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  10. "BCL suspends Sakhipur upazila committee after half-day hartal". New Age. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  11. Bashar, Reazul. "Awami League chooses new faces for upcoming election". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-07-28.


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