Selima Rahman is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician. She served as a state minister at the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of the government of Bangladesh from 2001–2006.[3]
Selima Rahman | |
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সেলিমা রহমান | |
 Rahman in 2022 | |
| State Minister of Cultural Affairs | |
| In office 10 October 2001 – 28 October 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Rokia Afzal Rahman |
| Succeeded by | C. M. Shafi Sami |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 10 October 2001 – 28 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Panna Kaiser[1] |
| Succeeded by | Begum Ruby Rahman [2] |
| Constituency | Reserved Women's Seat-27 |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
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Background
editRahman is the daughter of justice Abdul Jabbar Khan, a former speaker of the Pakistan National Assembly. Her siblings include journalist and columnist Sadek Khan, poet Abu Zafar Obaidullah, journalist and government minister A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan, government minister Rashed Khan Menon, architect Sultan M. Khan, photographer Allen Khan and the publisher of New Age, Shahidullah Khan Badal.[4]
Career
editRahman served as the joint secretary general and vice-chairman of the BNP.[5][6]
Rahman was arrested several times during her political career — in April 2012 under section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code,[7] in December 2013,[8] in January 2014 for the Ramna Police Station arson case,[9] in August 2015 for assaulting police[10] and in September 2016 for an arson attack on a bus.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ "List of 7th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Representation of women reduced to half". Gulf News. 14 October 2001. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ Halim, Anwar Parvez (19 March 2005). "All in the family". Probe News Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Selima Rahman picked up". The Daily Star. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Govt out to tarnish Zia family's image". The Daily Star. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Sylhet violence leaves 2 dead". The Daily Star. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "3 BNP leaders freed after detention". The Daily Star. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "BNP leader Selima released". The Daily Star. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Arrest warrant against BNP's Selima Rahman". The Daily Star. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Arrest order for BNP's Selima Rahman, 66 others". The Daily Star. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Pallabi arson: Arrest warrant for Selima, 13 others". The Daily Star. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
External links
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Media related to Selima Rahman at Wikimedia Commons
