Mahbubul Alam Tara

Mahbubul Alam Tara (Bengali: মাহাবুবুল আলম; 1939–2014) was a Bangladeshi entrepreneur, politician, and member of parliament.

Mahbubul Alam Tara
Member of Parliament
In office
1991–1996
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Personal details
Born1939
Feni
Died2014 (aged 74–75)
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Early life

Tara was born in Faradnagar village at Feni on 1939. He studied in Khaiyara School, Faradnagar, and Chittagong Collegiate School. He started his political career while studying at Chittagong College. He was elected VP of the student council in 1962–63. He organized student movements against the then autocratic ruler. He Studied in the Department of Economics of University of Dhaka.[1]

Career

Tara was involved in the 1969 mass movement in East Pakistan and actively supported the Mukti Bahini during Bangladesh Liberation War. He was the Member of Parliament for constituency Feni-3 from 1991 to 1996. Mr. Tara was popularly known as 'Tara Mia' and his selfless image in doing good to people made him a popular leader in Bangladesh. He was also the pioneer of Packaging industry in Bangladesh. He, along with his friends, established National Credit & Commerce Bank Limited (NCC Bank - a publicly listed commercial bank operating in Bangladesh). He was Chairman of NCC Bank Ltd. twice. He established Mahbubul Huq High School in his village Faradnagar.[2] He was chief whip in the parliament of Bangladesh.[3]

Death

Tara died at National University Hospital at Singapore. He was suffering from lung problems.[4][5]

References
  1. "Ex-MP Mahbubul Alam Tara no more - 23332.php-02-06". Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. পঞ্চম জাতীয় সংসদ ১৯৯১-১৯৯৬ [Fifth National Parliament 1991-1996]. Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali).
  3. "BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, among others, at a condolence meeting on former Chief Whip Mahbubul Alam Tara organized by Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal at the National Press Club on Tuesday". The New Nation. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  4. "Mahbubul Alam Tara". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  5. "::Feni Samity Dhaka::". fenisamitydhaka.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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