Tarana Halim | |
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তারানা হালিম | |
![]() Halim in 2017 | |
Minister of State for Information | |
In office 3 January 2018 –7 January 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Hasanul Haq Inu |
Succeeded by | Zunaid Ahmed Palak |
Minister of State for Post and Telecommunications | |
In office 14 July 2015 –3 January 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
In office 28 February 2024 –6 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | Nazma Akther |
Constituency | Reserved women's seat–18 |
In office 14 January 2014 –29 January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Parvin Talukder Maya |
Succeeded by | Hosne Ara |
Constituency | Reserved women's seat–16 |
In office 25 January 2009 –24 January 2014 | |
Succeeded by | Laila Arjuman Banu |
Constituency | Reserved women's seat–8 |
Personal details | |
Born | Tangail,East Pakistan,Pakistan | 16 August 1966
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League [1] |
Spouse | Ahmed Rubel [2] |
Parent | M A Halim (father) Akhter Halim (mother) |
Education | LLM [3] |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Tarana Halim (born 16 August 1966) [3] is a Bangladeshi politician,former lawyer,television and film actress and playwright. [4] In January 2018,she was appointed as the state minister of information. [5] [6] Earlier,she served as the state minister of the Post and Telecommunications Division under the Ministry of Posts,Telecommunications and Information Technology of the government of Bangladesh since July 2014. [7] [8]
She first came into limelight in 1976 by emerging as the champion in Notun Kuri ,a popular children reality show of Bangladesh Television. [9] Halim got her break-through in acting by working in the TV plays Sneho and Dhakaye Thaki. [10]
Halim served as the general secretary of Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote,a cultural organization. [11]
On March 20,2009,Halim was elected member of parliament of one of the 45 reserved women seats. [12]
Halim was married twice. She has two sons from her first marriage. Afterwards she was married to actor Ahmed Rubel. They were also divorced. [13] She has two sons (aged 26 and 35). [13]