Jebunnesa Afroz is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who was a member of parliament in the 10th session of the parliament.[1] She was elected from Barisal-5.[2]
Jebunnesa Afroz | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 22 June 2014 – 29 December 2018 | |
| Constituency | Barisal-5 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barisal |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouse | Shawkat Hossain Hiron |
Biography
editAfroz was married to Shawkat Hossain Hiron. He was a politician of the Bangladesh Awami League and member of parliament from the Barisal-5 constituency of Barisal District. He died on 9 April 2014 and left the seat of Barisal-5 vacant. A by-election was declared for the constituency for which she announced her candidacy. She won the nomination of the Bangladesh Awami League. She won the election on 15 June 2014. She received about 183 thousand votes compared to her opponent who received about six thousand votes, winning by a landslide. She was sworn into office on 22 June 2014 by Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, the speaker of the parliament.[3]
On 8 July 2014, Bangladesh High court questioned the legitimacy of qualifications to be a candidate. Her opponent in the election, Saiful Islam Liton, from the Bangladesh Nationalist Front filed a case against her on 8 June 2017. Liton accused Afroz of pressuring the independent candidate, Syed Moazzem Hossain, into stepping down from the election through the usage of information obtained illegally from the Bangladesh Election Commission returning officer.[4] Independent election monitoring organisation Election Working Group also accused the poll of having large irregularities without naming anyone involved.[5]
Personal life
editAfroz is married to Shawkat Hossain Hiron. Her husband was the president of Barisal City Awami League and member of parliament from Barisal-5. He was also a former mayor of Barisal City. They have a son and a daughter together.[6]
References
edit- ^ "List of 10th Parliament Members English". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "AL's Afroz wins Barisal by-polls". The Daily Star. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Hiron's wife takes oath". bdnews24.com. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "HC questions Jebunnesa's election as MP". The Daily Star. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Barisal by-poll saw huge rigging: EWG". The Daily Star. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Awami League MP Hiron dies". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 14 November 2017.