Golam Faruque Ovi

Golam Faruq Ovi is an independent politician and former Member of Parliament (MP) of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad.

Golam Faruq Ovi
Member of Parliament (MP) of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad.
In office 1996–2001
Preceded by	Rashed Khan Menon
Succeeded by	Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal
Personal details
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Jatiya Party (Ershad)

Career

Ovi was elected to parliament from Barisal-2 constituency as a Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate in 1996.^[1] Being the youngest MP of the 7th parliament, he attracted national attention by being vocal about contemporary issues during his tenure. He was against the decision made by the Jatiya Party to join the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led alliance which was why he was expelled from the party. In December 2002, he left Bangladesh out of fear of political persecution and later sought asylum in Canada.^{[citation needed]}

Controversy 

Golam Faruq Ovi was charged by the Bangladesh Police in 2010 with the unusual death of Syeda Tania Mahbub Tinni, who was a Bangladeshi model and actress born in Wari, Dhaka.^{[2] [3]} Ovi was acquitted in absentia in the case by judge Mosammat Shahinur Akter in January 2025. Based on the evidence presented before the court, the judge in her legal observation stated that the unusual death of model Tinni was in fact a suicide. ^[4]