Roushan Ershad (born 19 July 1943) is a

Bangladesh Jatiya Party The Bangladesh Jatiya Party is a political party in Bangladesh. It is a splinter group of the original Jatiya Party, that was founded by the former President of Bangladesh Hossain Mohammad Ershad. It was previously known as Jatiya Party (Naz ...

politician. She is the current

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

member from

Mymensingh-4 Mymensingh-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Rowshan Ershad of the Jatiya Party (Ershad). Boundaries The constituency encompasses Mymensingh Sadar Upazila. History The con ...

constituency and the incumbent

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in the 11th parliament. She is the Chief Patron of the

Jatiya Party (Ershad) The Jatiya Party ( bn, জাতীয় পার্টি, translit=Jatiyo Party, lit=National Party) is a conservative, nationalist political party in Bangladesh and is currently the main opposition in the Jatiya Sangsad, against the Awam ...

and the widow of former Bangladesh president

Hussain Muhammad Ershad Lt. Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad ( bn, হুসেইন মুহাম্মদ এরশাদ; 1 February 1930 – 14 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi Army Chief politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990, a time ma ...

Political Career

As the

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during 1982–1990, Ershad was active in social welfare and in promoting the rights of women and children. She was the chief patron of the Bangladesh Jatiya Mohila Sangstha. In 1975, Ershad became the founder-president of the Sena Paribar Kalliyan Samity (Armed Forces Family Welfare Association). She attended the UN Special Convention on Drug Abuse in 1985.

Personal life

Roushan married

in 1956. Together they had a son,

Saad Ershad Rahgir Al Mahi Ershad (born 1983), better known as Saad Ershad, is a Bangladeshi businessman and politician belonging to Jatiya Party. He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rangpur-3 constituency. His father Hussain Muhammad ...

, and also a daughter, Jebin.

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