Jannat Ara Henry | |
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জান্নাত আরা হেনরী | |
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Sirajganj-2 | |
In office 29 January 2024 –6 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | Md. Habibe Millat |
Personal details | |
Born | Kamarkhanda,Sirajganj,Bangladesh | 22 June 1972
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Spouses | Labu Talukder |
Occupation | Politician |
Jannat Ara Henry Talukder (born on 22 June 1972) is a Bangladeshi politician. She is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Sirajganj-2 constituency. [1] [2] She is serving as the joint general secretary of Bangladesh Awami League at the Sirajganj District. [2]
Jannat Ara Henry served as the joint general secretary and the secretary of environment and forrest affairs of Bangladesh Awami League's women division. [2] In 2008 Bangladeshi general election,she got nomination from Awami League for representing the Sirajganj-2 constituency while serving as a high school teacher. [3] She lost the election to Rumana Mahmood from Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [3]
Under Awami League government’s patronage,she later joined the board of directors of Sonali Bank and founded a contract-based construction firm. [3] It helped to boost her personal wealth by nearly 9,300% in 16 years,as documented at her wealth information disclosure to the Election Commission in late 2023. [3] She won the 2024 Bangladeshi general election from the same Sirajganj-2 constituency and became a Jatiya Sangsad member on 29 January 2024. [4]
At the aftermath of the 2024 non-cooperation movement,Henry lost her membership at the parliament on 6 August 2024,serving just less than 7 months. [5] On 30 September,she,along with her husband and chairman of Sirajganj District Council,Shamim Talukder were arrested in Moulvibazar in a case filed over attacks on 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement protests in Sirajganj Sadar Upazila. [3] [6] [7]
Henry is married to Shamim Talukder,chairman of Sirajganj District Council. [7]
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