Begum Monnuzan Sufian
বেগম মন্নুজান সুফিয়ান
State Minister of Labour and Employment
In office
7 January 2019  11 January 2024
Preceded byMujibul Haque
In office
8 January 2009  24 January 2014
Preceded byAmanullah Aman
Member of Parliament
for Khulna-3
Assumed office
8 January 2009
Preceded byAshraf Hossain
Personal details
Born (1953-01-01) 1 January 1953
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
SpouseAbu sufian
EducationB.A.
OccupationBusiness,Social Work,Politics

Monnujan Sufian (born 1 January 1953)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who is the current Jatiya Sangsad member from Khulna-3 constituency. She is the former State Minister of Labour and Employment.[2][3][4][5]

Background

Sufian completed her bachelor's from Khulna Girls' College in 1969. Her husband, Abu Sufyan Bir Protik, was a freedom fighter, politician and labor leader. She is the daughter of Late Alhaj Moslem Bawali and Late Johra Begum and the eldest among her siblings.[6]

Career

Sufian served as the president of Khulna Girls' College unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League in 1968.[6]

Sufian was elected to parliament from Khulna-3 as an Awami League candidate in 2008.[7] She was appointed State Minister of Labour and Employment in the Second Sheikh Hasina Cabinet.[8]

Sufian was re-elected to parliament from Khulna-3 as an Awami League candidate in 2014.[9] She received 45,950 votes while her nearest rival, Independent Md. Moniruzzaman Khokon, received 6,424.[9]

Sufian was sued by three faculty members of Daulatpur Day-Night College, of which she is the President of the managing committee, on 15 October 2015 alleging that they were unfairly dismissed from their workplace.[10]

Sufian was re-elected to parliament from Khulna-3 as an Awami League candidate in 2018.[11] She received 134,806 votes while her nearest rival, Rokibul Islam Bokul of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 23,060 votes.[11]

References

  1. "Constituency 101_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. মাননীয় প্রতিমন্ত্রিগণ. Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  3. "Tung Hai fire is act of sabotage: BGMEA". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. "Monnujan Sufian sued in Khulna". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. "Jute mills workers observe work abstention protesting fresh pay rule". Dhaka Tribune. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Profile Of Ministers". The Daily Star. 2009-01-09. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  7. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online". amardesh.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  8. "Law and Our Rights". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  9. 1 2 "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  10. Unb, Khulna (2015-10-15). "Monnujan Sufian sued". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  11. 1 2 "Monnuzan Sufian retains Khulna 3". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2021-07-14.


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