Sanjida Khanam | |
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সানজিদা খানম | |
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Reserved Women's Seat-24 | |
In office 2014–2018 | |
Succeeded by | Tamanna Nusrat Bubly |
Personal details | |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Sanjida Khanam is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament.
Khanam was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Dhaka-4 as an Awami League candidate. [1]
Khanam did not contest the election from Dhaka-4 in 2014 after the Awami League decided to support the Jatiya Party candidate Syed Abu Hossain Babla. [2] She was appointed to the 10th parliament from the 24th women's reserved seat. [3]
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