Ashrafunnesa Mosharraf Explained

Ashrafunnesa Mosharraf
Native Name:	আশরাফুন্নেছা মোশাররফ
Native Name Lang:	bn
Constituency Mp:	Reserved Women's Seat-5
Term Start:	25 January 2009
Term End:	24 January 2014
Successor:	Begum Akhtar Jahan
Party:	Bangladesh Awami League
Death Place:	Dhaka, Bangladesh

Ashrafunnesa Mosharraf (died 18 January 2019) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as a Jatiya Sangsad member from a seat reserved for women and was the president of the Bangladesh Mohila Awami League.^[1]

Career

Mosharraf fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war.^[2] She was elected to parliament from a women's reserved seat in 2009.^[3] She became the president of the Mohila Awami League on 12 July 2003.^{[4] [5]}

Death

Mosharraf died on 18 January 2019 in Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: PM mourns ex-Mohila Awami League president's death . 2 February 2019 . Dhaka Tribune . 18 January 2019.
2. News: Ex-Mohila AL president Ashrafunnesa dies . 2 February 2019 . Kaler Kantho . bn . 2 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190202095454/https://english.kalerkantho.com/online/politics/2019/01/19/18524 . dead.
3. News: 45 woman MPs elected . 2 February 2019 . The Daily Star . 20 March 2009 . en.
4. News: Hossain . Kazi Mobarak . No council, change in leadership for over a decade in four Awami League affiliates . 2 February 2019 . bdnews24.com . 14 August 2016.
5. News: Ex-Mohila AL president Ashrafunnesa passes away . 2 February 2019 . banglanews24.com . 18 January 2019 . en.
6. News: PM mourns death of ex-MP Ashrafunnesa . 2 February 2019 . The Independent . Dhaka.