Waseqa Ayesha Khan

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Waseqa Ayesha Khan
ওয়াসিকা আয়শা খান
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Khan in 2018
State Minister of Finance
In office
1 March 2024 –6 August 2024
Alma mater University of Chittagong

Waseqa Ayesha Khan (born 16 July 1969) [1] is an Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Minister of State for Finance. She is a former member of parliament of Reserved women's seats. [2]

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Early life

Khan was born on 16 July 1969. She did her bachelor's and master's in commerce from the University of Chittagong. [1] Her father was Ataur Rahman Khan Kaiser. [3]

Career

Khan was elected to parliament from Reserved women's seat-31 (Chittagong) as an Awami League candidate on 30 December 2018. [4] She has said that the construction of power plants in Bangladesh does not take into account social and environmental considerations. [5]

In December 2019, Khan was made Finance and Planning Affairs secretary of Awami League. [6] [7] She is an advisor of Bistaar: Chittagong Arts Complex. [8] She is the vice-chairperson of Climate Parliament Bangladesh which called for a future without the use of fossil fuel. [9] She is the vice president of Mohila Awami League, the women's wing of Awami League. [10]

Khan was made the chairman of Standing Committee on Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry in June 2021. [11] [12] On 1 March 2024, she appointed as state minister for finance. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Waseqa Ayesha Khan". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "12th parliament: Cabinet gets 7 new members". Prothom Alo. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Aroma, Suborna to become MP as Awami League names 41 for reserved seats". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "WASEQA AYESHA KHAN -ওয়াসিকা আয়েশা খান Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Decisions on power projects taken with 'limited understanding': Bangladesh MP - ET EnergyWorld". ETEnergyworld.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Secretary – Finance and Planning Affairs Subcommittee Bangladesh Awami League" . Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Awami League announces full committee, Waseqa named finance secretary". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Advisory Board". Bistaar. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "12 climate MPs endorse call for fossil fuel free future - Front Page". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Awami League Turns 70: Thoughts of Youth". Centre for Research and Information. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "MP Shahiduzzaman made chief of parliamentary standing committee on Law Ministry". UNB. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Waseqa mourns death of Ctg AL leader Adv Sirajul Islam". BSS. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Who is Waseqa Ayesha Khan, the newly appointed state minister for finance". The Business Standard. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.


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