# Soto Monir

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Bangladeshi politician

Soto Monir ছোট মনির Monir at his Tangail residence (2022) Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Tangail-2 In office 30 December 2018 – 6 August 2024 Preceded by Khandaker Asaduzzaman Personal details Born Tanvir Hasan (1978-05-27) 27 May 1978 (age 48) Tangail, Bangladesh Party Bangladesh Awami League Spouse Oaishe Khan Relations Shajahan Khan (father-in-law) Occupation Politician

**Soto Monir** (born 27 May 1978)[1] is a [Bangladesh Awami League](/source/Bangladesh_Awami_League) politician and a former 2-time [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) member representing the [Tangail-2](/source/Tangail-2) constituency.[2] He was the joint secretary of Awami League's branch in [Germany](/source/Germany).[3][4]

## Career

Monir entered [student politics](/source/Student_activism) as a member of the [Chhatra League](/source/Bangladesh_Chhatra_League) in the early 1990s. However, he left Bangladesh in 1996 for [Moscow University](/source/Moscow_State_University) in [Russia](/source/Russia). He then moved to [Germany](/source/Germany), and served as the joint-secretary of the [Awami League](/source/Awami_League)'s branch of the central European country. He came back to Bangladesh during [2006-08 Bangladeshi political unrest](/source/2006%E2%80%932008_Bangladeshi_political_crisis).[3][4]

Monir was elected to [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) from the [Tangail-2](/source/Tangail-2) constituency as a [Awami League](/source/Awami_League) candidate at the [2018 Bangladeshi general election](/source/2018_Bangladeshi_general_election).[5] He was accused of [NID](/source/Identity_document) forgery, and [arms trafficking](/source/Arms_trafficking),[6] however the allegations were never proven and referred as "politically motivated conspiracy" by Monir's associates.[7]

Monir serves as the [joint-general secretary](/source/Secretary_(title)) of the [Tangail District](/source/Tangail_District) Awami League, he previously served as the secretary of science and technology of the Tangail district committee of the [Bangladesh Awami League](/source/Awami_League).[8] He is also the chairperson of Tangail's branch of the [Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation](/source/Bangladesh_Road_Transport_Workers_Federation).[9]

Monir was a member of the [Parliamentary Standing Committee](/source/Parliamentary_committees_of_Bangladesh) on the [Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock](/source/Ministry_of_Fisheries_and_Livestock_(Bangladesh)) in the [11th National Parliament](/source/List_of_members_of_the_11th_Jatiya_Sangsad) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh).[10]

## Personal life

Monir is married to Oaishe Khan (Nishe),[11] the only daughter of [Shajahan Khan](/source/Shajahan_Khan), a former [shipping minister](/source/Ministry_of_Shipping_(Bangladesh)), current presidium member of the [Bangladesh Awami League](/source/Awami_League)[12] and the eight-time [Madaripur-2](/source/Madaripur-2) MP.[11]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [টাঙ্গাইল-২ (গোপালপুর এবং ভুয়াপুর )](https://mpnews.com.bd/?cat=454). *MP News* (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["62 new faces elected as lawmakers"](https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/360920/2019/01/01/62-new-faces-elected-as-lawmakers). *Daily Sun*. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_3-1) ["তানভীর হাসান"](https://election.prothomalo.com/candidates/3992). *প্রথম আলো* (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 July 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_4-1) ["Soto Monir - ছোট মনির"](https://amarmp.com/mp/17818). *Amarmp*. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Tangail-2: AL's Monir in field, BNP's Tuku in prison"](https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/news/tangail-2-als-monir-field-bnps-tuku-prison-1678393). *The Daily Star*. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Bashar, Reazul; Dhruba, Golam Mujtaba (5 December 2018). ["NID forgery allegation hits Tangail-2 Awami League candidate Soto Monir"](https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/awami-leagues-tangail-nominee-accused-of-nid-forgery). *bdnews24.com*. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [ছোট মনিরের সংবাদের প্রতিবাদ করলেন বড় মনি](https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article1564228.bdnews). *bdnews24.com* (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [ছোট মনির কে শ্রমিক ফেডারেশনের সংবর্ধনা](https://tangailpratidin.com/%e0%a6%9f%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%99%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%97%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%87%e0%a6%b2-%e0%a7%a8-%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%a8%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%82%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%a6%e0%a6%95%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%b6/) (in Bengali). 24 March 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [টাঙ্গাইলে শ্রমিকদের কর্মবিরতি ও সমাবেশ](https://www.amarsangbad.com/sara-bangla/news-183867). *amarsangbad.com* (in Bengali). 14 June 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Standing Committee on Ministry of Fisheries & Livestock"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190414051444/http://parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/parliamentary-business/committees/list-of-committees/name-of-committees-for-11th-parliament-english?id=4239). *Bangladesh Parliament*. Archived from [the original](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/parliamentary-business/committees/list-of-committees/name-of-committees-for-11th-parliament-english?id=4239) on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_11-1) [শাজাহান খানের মেয়েকে বিয়ে করলেন এমপি ছোট মনির (ভিডিও)](https://www.jugantor.com/country-news/511175/শাজাহান-খানের-মেয়েকে-বিয়ে-করলেন-এমপি-ছোট-মনির-ভিডিও). *Jugantor*. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Shahjahan, Nanak, Rahman now AL presidium members"](https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/awami-league-presidium-members-shahjahan-khan-nanak-abdur-rahman-1843270). *The Daily Star*. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

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