Merina Rahman

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Merina Rahman
মেরিনা রহমান
Member of Parliament from Reserved Women's Seat-46
In office
January 2014 – January 2019
Succeeded byNazma Akther
In office
October 2001 – October 2006
Personal details
Born (1943-10-18) 18 October 1943 (age 80)
British India
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyJatiya Party
Spouse
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(m. 1965; died 2006)​
Children

Merina Rahman (born 18 October 1943) is a Bangladeshi

Hussain Mohammad Ershad
.

Early life and family

Merina was born on 18 October 1943 in

Bengali Muslim family with ancestral roots in Dinhata, present-day India. Her parents were Maqbul Hossain and Majida Khatun.[1] Maqbul was a lawyer and served as a minister of the erstwhile Maharaja of Cooch Behar.[1] Merina has eight siblings including the former President of Bangladesh Hussain Muhammad Ershad,[2] banker Mozammel Hossain Lalu and politician GM Quader.[1][3][4]

In 1965, she married Asadur Rahman of Nilphamari. Their daughter Dr. Mehe Zebunnesa Rahman is the director of the BBA Program at North South University alongside being an Associate Professor there.[5] She is married to Jatiya Party Member of Parliament Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu.[6] Merina's younger son, Ahsan Adelur Rahman has been serving as an elected Member of Parliament (Bangladesh) from the Nilphamari-4 constituency from Jatiya Party (Ershad) from 30 December 2018.[7]

Career

Rahman was elected to the reserved seats for women in parliament in 2005 as a candidate of Jatiya Party.

Ministry of Environment and Forest.[15] She was part of a parliamentary probe committee formed on 20 March 2016 to look into recruitment activities related to the Climate change Trust.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c গোলাম মোহাম্মদ কাদের (জি এম কাদের)- এর জীবন বৃত্তান্ত. gmquader.com. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  2. ^ "Ghulam Muhammed Quader MP given charge to run JP". The Daily Star. 15 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Jatiya Party presidium member Bablu marries Ershad's niece". bdnews24.com. 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  4. ^ "Ershad wants tomb on his grave". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  5. ^ "Executive Leaders of North South University". North South University. North South University. 22 July 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jatiya Party presidium member Bablu to wed Ershad's niece". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Jatiya Party MPs sworn in to parliament, Ershad to take oath later". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Women MPs furnish 'dubious' info with EC". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  9. ^ "JP's short JS boycott drama ends by BNP intervention". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Parliamentary team leaves for Kenya". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. UNB. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Direct election to 100 reserved JS seats". The Daily Star. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  12. ^ "EC cancels 2nominations, clears 44". The Daily Star. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Jatiya Party presidium member Bablu marries Ershad's niece". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Contact an MP". parliament.gov.bd. Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  15. ^ "JS body for legal actions against hill cutting". theindependentbd.com. The Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  16. ^ "JS body for legal actions against hill cutting". bssnews.net. BSS. Retrieved 19 November 2017.


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