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Osman Faruk

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Osman Faruk
ওসমান ফারুক
Faruk in 2012
Minister of Education
In office
10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded byASHK Sadek
Succeeded byNurul Islam Nahid
Member of Parliament
for Kishoreganj-4
In office
28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006
Preceded byMizanul Haque
Succeeded byAbdul Hamid
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh 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

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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

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  1. ^ "ICT to probe war crimes charges against Osman Faruk". Samakal. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. ^ "List of 8th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ "BNP: Allegations against Dr Osman Faruk absurd". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Baseless, BNP's Faruk says on anti-liberation allegations". The Daily Star. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  5. ^ "War crimes allegation against Osman 'funny': BNP". New Age. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.