Israt Sultana Elen Bhutto Explained

Israt Sultana Elen Bhutto
Office:	Member of Parliament
Spouse:	Zulfiker Ali Bhutto
Party:	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Native Name:	ইসরাত সুলতানা ইলেন ভুট্টো
Native Name Lang:	bn

Israt Sultana Elen Bhutto is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament from Jhalokati-2.^[1]

Career

Bhutto was elected to parliament in a by-election in 2000 from Jhalokati-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate. The seat fell vacant following the death of her husband and member of parliament, Zulfiker Ali Bhutto. She was re-elected in the 2001 Bangladesh general election as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party beating Bangladesh Awami League politician, Amir Hossain Amu.^[2] In 2006, she was sued by Chunnu Mollah, older brother of her Zulfiker, accusing her of murdering her husband.^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: 17 women leaders ready to fight from Barishal division . 23 January 2019 . The Independent . Dhaka . 24 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190124041550/http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/175857 . dead .
2. Web site: Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20081229000444/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=128 . dead . 29 December 2008 . 23 January 2019 . 29 December 2008 .
3. News: Lawmaker sued for 'killing' husband . 23 January 2019 . The Daily Star . 27 May 2006.