Helen Zerin Khan

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Helen Zerin Khan
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
In office
2004–2006
Personal details
Born Madaripur, Bangladesh
Political party Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Helen Zerin Khan or Helen Jerin Khan is a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament, [1] a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, and currently the secretary general of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal. [2]

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Career

During her adolescence and early adulthood, Khan served as the vice-president of Chatra Dal, and a student leader of the Eden Mohila College. [3] She was elected to parliament from reserved seats as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2005, [4] following a result of 120 votes (0.06%) in the 2001 Bangladeshi general election as an independent candidate, and eventually resulting in 28,594 votes (13.17%) in 2008 for the Madaripur-2 constituency, as a candidate of the BNP. [5] However, during the 2014 Bangladeshi general election, almost all of the major parties boycotted the election, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [6] During this period of national political unrest, Khan continued to campaign and strike. She additionally prepared for the 2018 Bangladeshi general election, which would once again be boycotted.

Helen Zerin Khan continues to campaign and contest, as well as celebrate occasions such as the 45th-anniversary of the founding of the Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal with her fellow party leaders. [7]

Early life and family

Khan was born into a political family; with her father and uncles being successful politicians, and her mother being a social worker. She has a son studying A-levels, a daughter studying in the United States, and a brother teaching at New York University. [8] As a child, she often practiced speeches with her father, which she gave in class and in competitions. [9] [8] Helen graduated in 1984 from Charmugaria Girls' School, where she would often practice her public speaking and find her interest in programmes and policy; especially those relating to women. In 1993 she completed her BA (hons) in Islamic history at Eden Mohila College, and went on to achieve an MA in 2010, and an LLB in 2012. [8]

Helen Zerin Khan has lived in Madaripur and Dhaka, as well as the United States, where she holds citizenship. [8]

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  2. ↑ "BNP announces full-fledged women wing committee". New Age. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "মহিলা দলের ভারপ্রাপ্ত সাধারণ সম্পাদক হেলেন জেরিন খান" [Helen Jerin Khan Acting General Secretary of Mahila Dal]. Jungator (in Bengali). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Thirty-six MPs in women reserved seats unofficially declared elected". bdnews24.com. 2 September 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
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  6. ↑ "Bangladesh paralysed by opposition strike". Al Jazeera. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Govt making BD danger zone thru senseless talks: BNP". The Financial Express. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 আমন্ত্রিত অতিথি হিসেবে প্রবাস মেলা অফিসে হেলেন জেরিন খান [Helen Jerin Khan as an invited guest at the Pravas Mela office]. Probash Mela (in Bengali). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  9. ↑ মহিলা দলের ভারপ্রাপ্ত সাধারণ সম্পাদক হেলেন জেরিন [Acting General Secretary of the Women's Party Helen Jerin]. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2024.


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