Selina Islam

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Selina Islam
সেলিনা ইসলাম
Member of Parliament
for Reserved Women's Seat-49
Assumed office
20 February 2019
Preceded bySabiha Nahar Begum
Personal details
Born (1976-08-10) 10 August 1976 (age 45)[1]
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Mohammad Shahid Islam
ChildrenWafa Islam (daughter)
Marwa Islam (daughter)
Safa Islam (daughter)
Parents
  • Mojibur Rahman (father)
  • Amina Begum (mother)

Selina Islam (also known as Selina Islam Papul) is a Bangladeshi politician and industrialist. She is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member selected as an independent candidate from the reserved women's seat-49.[2]

Early life[]

Islam was born in the Sonakanda village in Meghna Upazila of Comilla District to Mojibur Rahman and Amina Begum. She is married to Mohammad Shahid Islam, the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Lakshmipur-2 constituency.[3]

Career[]

Islam is a Kuwaiti expatriate industrialist. She is the vice-president of Comilla north district of Bangladesh Awami League. She was elected as an independent candidate from the reserved women's seat-49 of the Eleventh Jatiya Sangsad. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to her on 20 February 2019.[4][5][6][7][8]

Controversy[]

On 26 December 2020, Islam was granted bail when she surrendered herself before a Dhaka court for a graft case filed earlier by the Anti-Corruption Commission.[9] The court also ordered the authorities to freeze 670 bank accounts of Islam and three of her family members - her husband, Mohammad Shahid Islam; their daughter, Wafa Islam; and her sister, Jesmin Prodhan; in cases filed over corruption and money laundering.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Constituency 349_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament.
  2. ^ "Councillor, 9 held for attacking MP's car". The Daily Star. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. ^ "MP Couple". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. ^ বাংলাদেশ গেজেট, অতিরিক্ত, জানুয়ারি ১, ২০১৯ (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali).
  5. ^ সংরক্ষিত নারী আসনে এমপি হলেন যারা. Jugantor (in Bengali). 2019-10-14.
  6. ^ শপথ নিলেন সংরক্ষিত নারী আসনের ৪৯ এমপি. Dhaka Tribune (in Bengali). 2019-10-14.
  7. ^ সংরক্ষিত আসন থেকে যারা এমপি হলেন. Daily Nayadiganta (in Bengali). 2019-10-14.
  8. ^ "49 elected uncontested to reserved women parliamentary seats". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Freeze their 670 bank accounts". The Daily Star. 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2020-12-28.


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