Tarana Halim

Tarana Halim (born 16 August 1966)[4] is a Bangladeshi politician, former lawyer, television and film actress and playwright.[5] In January 2018, she was appointed as the State Minister of Information.[6] Earlier, she served as the state minister of the Post and Telecommunications Division under the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the Government of Bangladesh since July 2014.[7][8]

Tarana Halim
তারানা হালিম
Halim in 2017
State Minister of Information
In office
3 January 2018 – 7 January 2019
Preceded byHasanul Haq Inu
State Minister of Post and Telecommunications Division
In office
14 July 2015 – 3 January 2018
Member of Parliament
for Reserved_Women's Seat-16
In office
14 January 2014 – January 2019
Preceded byParvin Talukder Maya
Succeeded byHosne Ara
Member of Parliament
for Reserved_Women's Seat-8
In office
25 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Succeeded byLaila Arjuman Banu
Personal details
Born (1966-08-16) August 16, 1966[1]
Tangail, East Pakistan, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League[2]
Spouse(s)Ahmed Rubel[3]
EducationLLM[1]
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Career

She first came into limelight in 1976 by emerging as the champion in Notun Kuri, a popular children reality show of Bangladesh Television.[9] Halim got her break-through in acting by working in the TV plays Sneho and Dhakaye Thaki.[10]

Halim served as the general secretary of Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote, a cultural organization.[11]

On March 20, 2009, Halim was elected Member of Parliament of one of the 45 reserved women seats.[12]

Personal life

Halim is married to actor Ahmed Rubel.[13]

Works
  • Golapi Ekhon Traine (1978)
  • Julekha's Ghar (1996)
  • Abar Ekti Jhuddo Chai (1999)
  • Jibon Jekhane Jemon

References
  1. "Constituency 308". Bangladesh Government. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  2. Utpaul Roy (21 June 2015). তারানা হালিমের অন্য ভুবন. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  3. "Thoughts for the day". The Daily Star. February 14, 2006. Retrieved Sep 3, 2015.
  4. Abu Saeed Khan (July 26, 2015). "Takeaway for Tarana as new state minister". The Daily Star. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  5. Nusrat Jahan Pritom (March 8, 2010). "Tarana Halim: Making a difference". The Daily Star. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  6. "Council of Ministers: Reshuffle comes with surprises". The Daily Star. January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  7. মাননীয় প্রতিমন্ত্রিগণ (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  8. "Asaduzzaman, Yeafesh, Nurul take oath as ministers. Tarana Halim, Md Nuruzzaman sworn in as state ministers". The Daily Star. July 14, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  9. Faridur Reza Sagor (May 31, 2014). "Notun Kuri". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  10. Shah Alam Shazu (October 31, 2014). "The Five Generations of TV Heroines". The Daily Star. Retrieved Sep 3, 2015.
  11. "Steps to be taken to check road crashes". The Daily Star. February 6, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  12. UNB (March 20, 2009). "45 woman MPs elected". The Daily Star. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  13. ""Being marooned on an island would be a blessing in disguise." --Tarana". The Daily Star. August 9, 2005. Retrieved September 3, 2015.


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