Shamima Akhter Khanam, also known as Shamima Shahriar, is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament. She came from "reserved seat" (Sunamganj, Sylhet).
Shamima Akhter Khanam | |
|---|---|
| Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
| In office 2019–2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Career
editShe was the female vice chairman of Jamalganj Upazila Parishad, and as of 2019 is human resources secretary of the Awami Krishak League.[1]
She sought the Awami League nomination for constituency Sunamganj-1 in the 2018 Bangladeshi general election.[2] Unable to secure that nomination, she was one of 12 women who sought the party's nomination for one of the two reserved seats for women representing the Sylhet Division.[3] She was elected to parliament from a reserved seat as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 2019.[4]
References
edit- ^ সুনামগঞ্জ থেকে মহিলা সংসদ সদস্য হচ্ছেন শামিমা শাহরিয়ার [Shamima Shahriar is the female MP from Sunamganj]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Sunamganj 1 constituency: Awami League divided over nomination, BNP stable". Dhaka Tribune. 24 October 2018.
- ^ "12 female contenders vying for 2 reserved seats in Sylhet division". Dhaka Tribune. 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Aroma, Suborna to become MP as Awami League names 41 for reserved seats". bdnews24.com. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.