Anjum Sultana Sima
Anjum Sultana Sima | |
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| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Reserved women's seat-10 | |
| In office 20 February 2019 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Awami League |
Anjum Sultana Sima is an Awami League politician and a member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved seat.
Early life
[edit]Sultana was born on 28 September 1971. She has a B.Ed. degree.[1] Her father, Afzal Khan, was a leader of the Awami League.[2]
Career
[edit]Sultana was nominated by the Awami League to contest the Comilla City mayoral election in 2017. She lost the election to Monirul Haque Sakku.[3] She lost in part due to internal conflicts in the Awami League and lack of support from the local Awami League member of parliament, AKM Bahauddin Bahar.[4][2]
In 2019, Sultana was elected to parliament from reserved seat as an Awami League candidate.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Constituency 310_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Comilla Mayoral Polls: AL's defeat 'caused by infighting'". The Daily Star. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "BNP's Monirul wins Comilla city polls". The Daily Star. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Sima blames party men for defeat in CCC polls". The Daily Star. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Aroma, Suborna to become MP as Awami League names 41 for reserved seats". bdnews24.com. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.