Mst Sabira Sultana
Bangladeshi politician
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Mst Sabira Sultana is a Bangladeshi politician. She is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from the Women's Reserved Seat–14 since May 2026.[1][2]
Mst Sabira Sultana | |
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মোছাঃ সাবিরা সুলতানা | |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Women's Reserved Seat–14 | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Farjana Sumi |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Background
In July 2010, Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against Sultana accusing her of amassing illegal wealth.[3] She was sentenced to six years in prison and fined Tk 5,000 in July 2018.[3] She was then barred competing at the 2018 Bangladeshi general election as her conviction and jail sentence remained in force.[4][3]
Sultana competed at the 2026 Bangladeshi general election to represent the Jessore-2 constituency.[5][6][7] She lost the race securing 146,447 votes to Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Md. Moslehuddin Farid who had received 180,965 votes.[8]