Monnujan Sufian

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Begum Monnuzan Sufian
বেগম মন্নুজান সুফিয়ান
Begum Monnuzan Sufian khulna-3.jpg
State Minister of Labour and Employment
Assumed office
7 January 2019
Preceded byMujibul Haque
In office
8 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Preceded byAmanullah Aman
Member of Parliament
for Khulna-3
Assumed office
8 January 2009
Preceded byAshraf Hossain
Personal details
Born (1953-01-01) 1 January 1953 (age 68)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s)
EducationB.A.
OccupationBusiness,Social Work,Politics

Monnujan Sufian (born 1 January 1953)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who is the current Jatiya Sangsad member from Khulna-3 constituency and the current State Minister of Labour and Employment.[2][3][4][5]

Background[]

Sufian completed her bachelor's from Khulna Girls' College in 1969. Her husband, Bir Protik, was a freedom fighter, politician and labor leader. She is the daughter of Late Alhaj Moslem Bawali and Late Johra Begum and the eldest among her siblings.[6]

Career[]

Sufian served as the president of Khulna Girls' College unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League in 1968.[6]

Sufian was elected to parliament from Khulna-3 as an Awami League candidate in 2008.[7] She was appointed State Minister of Labour and Employment in the Second Sheikh Hasina Cabinet.[8]

Sufian was re-elected to parliament from Khulna-3 as an Awami League candidate in 2014.[9] She received 45,950 votes while her nearest rival, Independent Md. Moniruzzaman Khokon, received 6,424.[9]

Sufian was sued by three faculty members of Daulatpur Day-Night College, of which she is the President of the managing committee, on 15 October 2015 alleging that they were unfairly dismissed from their workplace.[10]

Sufian was re-elected to parliament from Khulna-3 as an Awami League candidate in 2018.[11] She received 134,806 votes while her nearest rival, Rokibul Islam Bokul of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 23,060 votes.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Constituency 101_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ মাননীয় প্রতিমন্ত্রিগণ. Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  3. ^ "Tung Hai fire is act of sabotage: BGMEA". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Monnujan Sufian sued in Khulna". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Jute mills workers observe work abstention protesting fresh pay rule". Dhaka Tribune. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Profile Of Ministers". The Daily Star. 2009-01-09. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online". amardesh.com. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  8. ^ "Law and Our Rights". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  9. ^ a b "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  10. ^ Unb, Khulna (2015-10-15). "Monnujan Sufian sued". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  11. ^ a b "Monnuzan Sufian retains Khulna 3". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2021-07-14.


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