Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh


Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh is Bangladeshi politician and current Mayor of South Dhaka. He served as a member of Parliament for Dhaka-10 from Bangladesh Awami League.

Early life

Taposh was born to Awami League leader Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani and Arzu Moni. His parents were both assassinated on 15 August 1975 in a military coup that also killed Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and other members of his family. Taposh and his elder brother survived.

Career

Taposh was elected to the Jatiya Sangsad in Bangladesh General Election, 2008 from the Dhaka-12 constituency.
Taposh vehicle came under bomb attack on 21 October 2009. There was property damage and 13 people were injured in the attack.
In the 2014 general election he was elected unopposed to represent the Dhaka-10 constituency.
In 2015 there was a bomb attack on his rally.
In 2018 election he has been elected as member of parliament for consecutive third time.
In 2020, he won the Dhaka Mayoral Election and became the mayor of Dhaka South.

Policies

Taposh called for the trial of Mahfuz Anam for supporting the military backed caretaker government. He has criticized Rapid Action Battalion over extra judicial killings.