Shafia Khatun
Bangladeshi politician
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Shafia Khatun is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament from a reserved seat.
Shafia Khatun | |
|---|---|
| Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Career
Khatun was elected to parliament from a reserved seat as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 2009.[1] She served as the president of the Bangladesh Mohila Awami League from 2017 to 2022.[2]
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, Khatun was detained from the Balughat area of Pallabi Thana on 30 November 2024.[3] She was jailed in connection with the death of a protester against Sheikh Hasina.[3]
