Nasreen Jahan Ratna (born 8 August 1963) is a Bangladesh Jaitya Party politician and former Member of Bangladesh Parliament from Barisal-6.

Biography

Ratna was educated at home and did not receive formal education. She is from

Barisal City Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Dist ...

. She was elected chairperson of Bakerganj municipality in May 2004. Her nomination from Barisal-6 was cancelled by the Bangladesh Election Commission for the elections scheduled to take place in 2006. She appealed the decision of the commission on 20 December 2006. Hossain Mohammad Ershad, the chairman of the Jatiya Party, selected her for the Jatiya Party candidate for the general election. In 2009, she was selected to Parliament from one of forty-five reserved seats for women candidates as a member of Jatiya Party. She was elected to Parliament in 2014 from Barisal-6. She was also a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on

Ministry of Women and Children Affairs The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs ( bn, মহিলা ও শিশু বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়; ''Mahilā ō śiśu biṣaẏaka mantraṇālaẏa'') is the government ministry of Bangladesh responsible for ...

Controversy

Ratna waded into controversy after she opened a bazaar named after Sadek Ali Howlader in Badarganj municipality on 25 August 2009. Sadek Ali Howlader was a member of the Pro Pakistani Rajakar militia and allegedly committed war crimes during the

Bangladesh Liberation war The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

. He allegedly committed acts of violence against the Hindu community and the market was built upon land grabbed from Hindu people.

Personal life

Ratna is married to

ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader (born 2 March 1953) is a Jatiya Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Patuakhali-1 and Barisal-6 constituencies. Since 2020 he is serving as co-chairman of the Jatiya Party. Early life H ...

. Her husband is the Co-Chairman of Jatiya Party and member of Parliament from Jatiya Party.

References

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