Nasreen Jahan Ratna

Nasreen Jahan Ratna
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
5 January 2014
Personal details
Born (1963-09-08) 8 September 1963
Barisal
Political party Jatiya Party

Nasreen Jahan Ratna (8 August 1963) is a Bangladesh Jaitya Party politician and a Member of Bangladesh Parliament in the 10th session.[1]

Biography

Ratna was educated at home and did not receive formal education. She is from Barisal City.[2] She was elected chairperson of Bakerganj municipality on May 2004.[3] Her nomination from Barisal-6 was cancelled by the Bangladesh Election Commission for the elections scheduled to take place in 2006. She appealed the decision of the commission on 20 December 2006.[4] Hossain Mohammad Ershad, the chairman of the Jatiya Party, selected her for the Jatiya Party candidate for the general election.[5] She was elected to Parliament as a candidate of Jatiya Party from one of forty-five reserved seats for women candidates on 19 March 2009.[6] She is a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Women and Children Affairs.[7]

Controversy

Ratna waded into controversy after she opened a bazaar named after Sadek Ali Howlader in Badarganj municipality on 25 August 2009. Sadek Ali Howlader was a member of the Pro Pakistani Rajakar militia and allegedly committed war crimes during the Bangladesh Liberation war. He allegedly committed acts of violence against the Hindu community and the market was built upon land grabbed from Hindu people.[8]

Personal life

Nasreen Jahan Ratna is married to Ruhul Amin Hawlader. Her husband is also a Member of Parliament from Jatiya Party and the general secretary of the Jatiya Party.[9][4]

References

  1. ↑ "List of 10th Parliament Members English". parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Nasrin Jahan Ratna". election.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "AL bags more seats than ruling alliance". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Ershad appeals to confront rejection". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "JP names its women". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "45 woman MPs elected". The Daily Star. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "JS body wants rural working women's dorms". The Daily Star. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Islam, Rafiqul (26 August 2009). "Lawmaker opens bazaar after Razakar's name". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "All but 35 MPs did it". The Daily Star. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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