Jannat Ara Henry

Jannat Ara Henry served as the joint general secretary and the secretary of environment and forrest affairs of Bangladesh Awami League's women division.^[2] In 2008 Bangladeshi general election, she got nomination from Awami League for representing the Sirajganj-2 constituency while serving as a high school teacher.^[3] She lost the election to Rumana Mahmood from Bangladesh Nationalist Party.^[3]

Under Awami League government’s patronage, she later joined the board of directors of Sonali Bank and founded a contract-based construction firm.^[3] It helped to boost her personal wealth by nearly 9,300% in 16 years, as documented at her wealth information disclosure to the Election Commission in late 2023.^[3] She won the 2024 Bangladeshi general election from the same Sirajganj-2 constituency and became a Jatiya Sangsad member on 29 January 2024.^[4]

At the aftermath of the 2024 non-cooperation movement, Henry lost her membership at the parliament on 6 August 2024, serving just less than 7 months.^[5] On 30 September, she, along with her husband and chairman of Sirajganj District Council, Shamim Talukder were arrested in Moulvibazar in a case filed over attacks on 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement protests in Sirajganj Sadar Upazila.^[3][6][7]

Henry is married to Shamim Talukder, chairman of Sirajganj District Council.^[7]