# Mahbubul Alam Tara

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Bangladeshi politician

Mahbubul Alam Tara মাহাবুবুল আলম তারা Member of Parliament In office 5 April 1991 – 15 February 1996 Prime Minister Khaleda Zia Preceded by Majibul Haque Chowdhury Succeeded by Mosharraf Hossain Constituency Feni-3 Personal details Born 1939 Farhadnagar, Feni, Bengal Presidency Died 2014 (aged 74–75) Singapore Party Bangladesh Nationalist Party

**Mahbubul Alam** ([Bengali](/source/Bengali_language): মাহাবুবুল আলম; 1939–2014), popularly known by his [daak naam](/source/Daak_naam) **Tara Miah** ([Bengali](/source/Bengali_language): তারা মিঞা), was a Bangladeshi entrepreneur, politician, and member of parliament.

## Early life

Tara was born in 1939 to a [Bengali](/source/Bengalis) [Muslim](/source/Muslim) family in the village of Farhadnagar in [Sonagazi](/source/Sonagazi_Upazila), [Feni](/source/Feni_District), then part of the [Noakhali district](/source/Noakhali_district) of the [Bengal Presidency](/source/Bengal_Presidency). He studied at the Khaiyara School in Farhadnagar, and [Chittagong Collegiate School](/source/Chittagong_Collegiate_School_and_College). Tara 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](/source/University_of_Dhaka).[1]

## Career

Tara was involved in the 1969 mass movement in East Pakistan and actively supported the [Mukti Bahini](/source/Mukti_Bahini) during [Bangladesh Liberation War](/source/Bangladesh_Liberation_War).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Tara was the member of parliament for constituency [Feni-3](/source/Feni-3) from 1991 to 1996. He was elected as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[2] He was chief whip in the parliament of Bangladesh.[3] In 1998, he was the president of [Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal](/source/Bangladesh_Jatiyatabadi_Krishak_Dal).[4]

Tara was popularly known as 'Tara Mia'. He was also the pioneer of the packaging industry in Bangladesh. He, along with his friends, established National Credit and Commerce Bank Limited ([NCC Bank](/source/NCC_Bank)). He was chairman of NCC Bank twice. He established Mahbubul Huq High School in his village Faradnagar.[5]

## Death

Tara died at National University Hospital at [Singapore](/source/Singapore) on 3 June 2014; he was suffering from lung problems.[6][7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Ex-MP Mahbubul Alam Tara no more"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160409205351/http://www.observerbd.com/2014/06/02/23332.php). *The Daily Observer*. Archived from [the original](http://www.observerbd.com/2014/06/02/23332.php) on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002919/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=268). 29 December 2008. Archived from [the original](http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=268) on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-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"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171008130433/http://thedailynewnation.com/news/15498/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.html). *The New Nation*. Archived from [the original](http://thedailynewnation.com/news/15498/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.html) on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Krishak Dal forms convening committee after 21 yrs"](https://www.newagebd.net/article/65980/krishak-dal-forms-convening-committee-after-21-yrs). *New Age*. Retrieved 30 October 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["List of 5th Parliament Members" পঞ্চম জাতীয় সংসদ ১৯৯১-১৯৯৬](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla) [Fifth National Parliament 1991-1996]. *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Mahbubul Alam Tara"](http://www.thedailystar.net/mahbubul-alam-tara-26829). *The Daily Star*. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["::Feni Samity Dhaka::"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160928105712/http://www.fenisamitydhaka.com/feni.html). *fenisamitydhaka.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.fenisamitydhaka.com/feni.html) on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

## External links

- [http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla)

- [http://thedailynewnation.com/news/15498/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.html](http://thedailynewnation.com/news/15498/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.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171008130433/http://thedailynewnation.com/news/15498/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.html) 8 October 2017 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [https://www.thedailystar.net/city/death-anniversary-1233160](https://www.thedailystar.net/city/death-anniversary-1233160)

- [https://chattagramcollegiates.com/blog/2017/11/10/the-beginning-of-chattagram-collegiate/](https://chattagramcollegiates.com/blog/2017/11/10/the-beginning-of-chattagram-collegiate/)

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