Promode Mankin (18 July 1939 – 11 May 2016) was a

Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

politician and State Minister of Social Welfare Affairs. He was the first Catholic and first member of the country's

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community to become a government minister in Bangladesh. Later, his son,

Jewel Areng Jewel Nongbak Arengh ( bn, জুয়েল আরেং) is a Bangladeshi Garo people, Garo Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Mymensingh-1. He is the youngest member of parliament and the only Catholic. His f ...

, was elected MP after his father's death in his constituency.

Early life and career

Mankin was born on 18 July 1939 at Ramnagar village in Bakalijora Union, Durgapur Upazila,

Netrokona Netrokona ( bn, নেত্রকোনা) is a major town and District headquarter in Netrokona District in the Mymensingh Division, division of Mymensingh. It is the largest town and urban centre of Netrokona District. References

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to Megha Tozu and Hridoy Cecelia Mankin. He joined Awami League in 1991. He was the President of Bangladesh Christian Association. He was elected Member of Parliament from

Mymensingh-1 Mymensingh-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2016 by Jewel Areng of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dhobaura Upazila, Dhobaura and Haluaghat Upazila, Haluag ...

four times. He was a member of the

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community. He fought in the

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Personal life and death

On 29 January 1964, Mankin married Momota Areng. They had five daughters and one son. He died on 11 May 2016 at Holy Family Hospital in

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, India.

References

1939 births 2016 deaths Bangladeshi Christians People from Netrokona District Awami League politicians State Ministers of Social Welfare 8th Jatiya Sangsad members Notre Dame College, Dhaka alumni 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members State Ministers of Cultural Affairs (Bangladesh) Garo people {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub