Member of parliament
Afroza Haque Rina
আফরোজা হক রীনা
Preceded byRumeen Farhana
Personal details
CitizenshipBangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyJatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JaSaD (Inu)
SpouseHasanul Haque Inu
OccupationPolitics
Known forWomen's rights activist

Afroza Haque Rina (Bengali: আফরোজা হক রীনা) is a Bangladeshi politician and women's rights activist. She is also a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from the Reserved Seat for Woman-50. She is also serving as the vice-president of JaSaD. On 11 December 2022, BNP MPs resigned from the 11th National Parliament and the reserved seat No. 50 became vacant. Later she filed her nomination papers on this seat and was elected unopposed.[1][2][3]

Career

Afroza Haque was associated with the East Pakistan Chhatra League while studying at Eden Mohila College. In 1969, she was elected to the post of social service secretary in the student parliament elections. In 1998, she became a member of JSD council for the first time. She is a member of the JSD standing committee headed by Inu. She is also serving as the Central Convener of the National Women's Alliance.[4]

She was elected Member of Parliament on 6 March 2023 in the reserved women's seat of the National Parliament.[4]

Personal life

Afroza was born on October 5, 1951, in Nawabganj, Dhaka. In 1975, she married politician Hasanul Haque Inu.[4]

References

  1. ↑ ইনুপত্নী আফরোজা হক সংরক্ষিত মহিলা আসনে নির্বাচিত. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
  2. ↑ রুমিন ফারহানার ছেড়ে দেওয়া আসনে এমপি হলেন ইনুর স্ত্রী. Jugantor (in Bengali).
  3. ↑ Reporter, Senior. রুমিন ফারহানার আসনে ইনুর স্ত্রী আফরোজা হক নির্বাচিত. dhakapost.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  4. 1 2 3 "Who is that Afroza?" কে এই আফরোজা হক রীনা? (in Bengali).
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