Sharifa Quader Explained

Sharifa Quader
Native Name:শেরীফা কাদের
Native Name Lang:bn
Constituency Mp:Reserved women's seats-45
Termstart:1 November 2021
Predecessor:Masuda M Rashid Chowdhury
Birth Place:Lalmonirhat
Party:Jatiya Party (Ershad)
Spouse:GM Quader
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Relations:Mahfuz Ahmed (son-in-law)

Sharifa Quader is a Bangladeshi politician who is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from the reserved women's seat-45.[1] [2]

Career

Quader is advisor to the chairman of Jatiya Party, president of Jatiya Sanskritik Party and president of Lalmonirhat district Jatiya Party.

On 13 September 2021, Masuda M Rashid Chowdhury, a Jatiya Sangsad member from the reserved women's seat-45 of the 11th National Assembly died in office. In the by-election of this vacant seat, on 1 November, Quader was nominated without a contest.[3]

She lost in the 2024 Bangladeshi general election in Dhaka-18 constituency to an independent candidate Md Khosru Chowdhury by a huge margin. She bagged only 6,555 votes with the 'plough' symbol and came third in the seat.[4]

Personal life

Quader is married to GM Quader, the current chairman of Jatiya Party. Her daughter Ishrat Jahan Quader's husband is actor Mahfuz Ahmed.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-11-01. Newly elected MP Sharifa Quader takes oath. 2021-11-11. Dhaka Tribune.
  2. Web site: MP Sharifa Quader takes oath - National - observerbd.com. 2021-11-11. The Daily Observer.
  3. Web site: প্রতিবেদক. নিজস্ব. সাংসদ হিসেবে শপথ নিলেন শেরীফা কাদের. 2021-11-11. Prothomalo. bn.
  4. Web site: 2024-01-07 . GM Quader's wife Sharifa loses to Khosru Chowdhury . 2024-01-08 . The Business Standard . en.