{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Tipu Munshi | native_name = টিপু মুনশি | native_name_lang = bn | image = Tipu Munshi Brussels 2022.jpg | caption = Munshi at the European Union in Brussels (2022) | office = [[Ministry of Commerce (Bangladesh)|Minister of Commerce]] | prime_minister = [[Sheikh Hasina]] | term_start = 7 January 2019 | term_end = 10 January 2024 | successor = [[Ahasanul Islam Titu]] | predecessor = [[Tofail Ahmed (politician)|Tofail Ahmed]] | constituency_MP1 = [[Rangpur-4]] | parliament1 = Bangladesh | term_start1 = 25 January 2009 | term_end1 = 6 August 2024 | predecessor1 = [[Karim Uddin Bharsha]] | successor1 = [[Akhter Hossen]] | party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|08|25|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Rangpur, Bangladesh|Rangpur]], [[East Bengal]], [[Dominion of Pakistan]] }} '''Tipu Munshi''' (born 25 August 1950)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Constituency 22_11th_En|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=3607|access-date=2020-10-18|website=Bangladesh Parliament |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112145917/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=3607 |archive-date=2019-01-12}}</ref> is an [[Bangladesh Awami League|Awami League]] politician and a former [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member representing the [[Rangpur-4]] constituency during 2009–2024. He served as the [[Ministry of Commerce (Bangladesh)|minister of commerce]] during 2019–2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=47-member new cabinet announced |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/new-cabinet-members-of-bangladesh-government-formed-monday-1683733 |work=The Daily Star |date=6 January 2019}}</ref>
==Early life== Munshi was born on 25 August 1950 in [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh|Gopalganj District]], [[Bangladesh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Hon'ble Minister|url=http://www.epb.gov.bd/site/office_head/da5c0683-b6e0-4838-ac91-211d788e2a36/Hon'ble-Minister|access-date=2021-09-22|website=Export Promotion Bureau|language=en}}</ref> His family later moved to [[Rangpur District]].<ref name=":0" /> He has a bachelor's degree from [[Government Titumir College]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tipu Munshi Biography |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/43/biography |website=Amarmp |accessdate=11 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
==Career== Munshi was elected to parliament from [[Rangpur-4]] on 5 January 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tipu Munshi History |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/43/history |website=Amarmp |accessdate=11 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tipu Munshi |url=https://www.parliament.gov.bd/member-profile/012002201/tipu-munshi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240707000450/https://www.parliament.gov.bd/member-profile/012002201/tipu-munshi |archive-date=2024-07-07 |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=en}}</ref> He was the managing director of Sepal Group. He was the former chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Home Affairs between 2014 and 2018. He is a former president of the [[Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association]]. Munshi is a founder member of the Board of Trustees of [[BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology|BUFT]] (BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology).<ref>{{Cite web |title=BUFT Board of Trustees |url=https://buft.edu.bd/board-of-trustees |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology |language=en}}</ref> He is a director of STS group, the holding company of [[Apollo Hospital Dhaka]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mr. Tipu Munshi – STS Holdings Ltd |url=http://www.stsholdingsbd.com/mr-tipu-munshi/ |website=stsholdingsbd.com |accessdate=11 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Curbing traffic jam: JS body formed to suggest ways |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/curbing-traffic-jam-js-body-formed-suggest-ways-122170 |accessdate=11 December 2018 |work=The Daily Star |date=5 August 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
Mr. Munshi served as the [[Minister of Commerce (Bangladesh)|Minister of Commerce]] of Bangladesh from January 2019 to January 2024, where he was active in implementing policies that bolstered trade and commerce. His tenure saw multiple initiatives aimed at simplifying trade procedures to enhance Bangladesh's competitiveness in the global market.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tipu Munshi: Multiple initiatives taken to remain competitive in global market |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/260858/tipu-munshi-multiple-initiatives-taken-to-remain |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}}</ref> He advocated for comprehensive knowledge of trade documentation and customs procedures as essential for building competitiveness, reflecting his understanding of the intricacies of international trade.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tipu for full knowledge on trade documentation, customs procedures {{!}} Business |url=https://www.bssnews.net/business/21428 |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=BSS}}</ref> He also played a role in ensuring that the garment industry was not decimated during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] closure and advocated for the industry so that the wages of the 4.22 million garment workers<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Survey Report on the Garment Workers of Bangladesh 2020 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350156796 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527115612/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350156796_A_Survey_Report_on_the_Garment_Workers_of_Bangladesh_2020 |archive-date=2022-05-27 |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=ResearchGate |language=en}}</ref> could be ensured through terms loans from the government to the industry.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-26 |title=The country's economy is turning around: Commerce Minister |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/countrys-economy-turning-around-commerce-minister-163540 |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref>
In September 2022, during a conference hosted by the [[National Garment Workers Federation]], Munshi supported demands to raise the pay of garment factory workers, stating that they had toiled to make the country prosperous and deserved better wages in light of rising inflation caused by the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2022/09/16/tipu-rmg-workers-demand-for-salary-hike-is-logical |title=Tipu Munshi: RMG workers' demand for salary hike is logical |date=2022-09-16 |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |last=Sangbad Sangstha |first=Bangladesh |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221226010758/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2022/09/16/tipu-rmg-workers-demand-for-salary-hike-is-logical |archive-date=2022-12-26 |url-status=live}}</ref>
At the aftermath of the [[2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement]] and the [[Non-cooperation movement (2024)|2024 non-cooperation movement]] that removed him and other members of the [[Sheikh Hasina]] government from power, Munshi was arrested in [[Dhaka]] on 28 August for political reasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/356497/ex-commerce-minister-tipu-munshi-arrested | title=Ex-commerce minister Tipu Munshi arrested |date=29 August 2024 |work=Dhaka Tribune }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-08-29 |title=Tipu Munshi arrested from Gulshan |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/crime-justice/news/tipu-munshi-arrested-gulshan-3689251 |access-date=2024-08-29 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> After a 4-day remand, Munshi was sent to the jail.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2024-09-02 |title=Abdus Sobhan on fresh remand, Tipu Munshi sent to jail |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/crime-and-law/1vm9eipny0 |access-date=2024-09-03 |work=Prothomalo |language=en}}</ref>
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