Nasreen Jahan Ratna Explained

Nasreen Jahan Ratna
Constituency Mp:Barisal-6
Term Start:5 January 2014
Predecessor:ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader
Constituency Mp1:Reserved Women's Seat-42
Term Start1:2009
Term End1:2014
Successor1:Nurjahan Begum
Birth Date:8 September 1963
Birth Place:Barisal, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Party:Jatiya Party (Ershad)
Spouse:ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader

Nasreen Jahan Ratna (born 8 August 1963) is a Bangladesh Jaitya Party politician and former Member of Bangladesh Parliament from Barisal-6.[1] [2]

Biography

Ratna was educated at home and did not receive formal education. She is from Barisal City.[3] She was elected chairperson of Bakerganj municipality in May 2004.[4] 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.[5] Hossain Mohammad Ershad, the chairman of the Jatiya Party, selected her for the Jatiya Party candidate for the general election.[6] In 2009, she was selected to Parliament from one of forty-five reserved seats for women candidates as a member of Jatiya Party.[7] She was elected to Parliament in 2014 from Barisal-6. She was also a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Women and Children Affairs.[8]

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.[9]

Personal life

Ratna is married to ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader. Her husband is the Co-Chairman of Jatiya Party and member of Parliament from Jatiya Party.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of 10th Parliament Members English . Bangladesh Parliament . 14 November 2017 . en-gb.
  2. Web site: List of 11th Parliament Members . Bangladesh Parliament . 10 January 2019.
  3. News: Nasrin Jahan Ratna. 14 November 2017. election.dhakatribune.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20171114093126/http://election.dhakatribune.com/members/view/329. 14 November 2017. dead.
  4. News: AL bags more seats than ruling alliance. 14 November 2017. The Daily Star. 14 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171114093453/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/05/19/d40519070263.htm. dead.
  5. News: Ershad appeals to confront rejection. 14 November 2017. The Daily Star. 9 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210509201939/https://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/12/30/d6123001044.htm. dead.
  6. News: JP names its women. 14 November 2017. bdnews24.com. 14 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171114093404/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2009/03/12/jp-names-its-women. dead.
  7. News: 45 woman MPs elected. 14 November 2017. The Daily Star. 20 March 2009. en.
  8. News: JS body wants rural working women’s dorms. 14 November 2017. The Daily Star. 15 January 2015. en.
  9. News: Islam. Rafiqul. Lawmaker opens bazaar after Razakar's name. 14 November 2017. The Daily Star. 26 August 2009. en.
  10. News: All but 35 MPs did it. 14 November 2017. The Daily Star. 12 February 2013. en.