Gloria Jharna Sarker
Gloria Jharna Sarker | |
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গ্লোরিয়া ঝর্ণা সরকার | |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Women's Reserved Seat-30 | |
| In office 16 February 2019 – 29 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Fazilatunnesa Bappy |
| Succeeded by | Sheikh Anar Koli Putul |
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| Born | 10 January 1979[1] Laudubi, Dacope Upazila, Khulna District, Bangladesh |
| Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouse | Mintu Mohonta[2] |
| Children | 2 |
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Gloria Jharna Sarkar is a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer who was elected in 2019 to a seat reserved for women in the Bangladesh Parliament.
She is the first Catholic woman to be in the parliament.[3]
Before her, only two Christian men were elected to parliament. Promode Mankin, a Catholic, was an MP between 2009 and 2014 as well as social affairs minister between 2009 and 2012. His son, Jewel Areng, was elected for the first time in 2016 in a by-election and re-elected in December 2018's general election.[4][5][6]
Biography
Gloria Jharna Sarker was born on 10 January 1979[1] in Laudubi village of Dacope Upazila, Khulna District, Bangladesh. Her father is Shushanta Sarkar, and her mother is Supriya Renu Shikhari.[7] She earned a B.A. and an L.L.M.[1]
She has a long history of student activism in Catholic associations and women's groups such as the Young Women's Christian Association, the Bangladesh Christian Association, and the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council.[8]
She had been present and was wounded in the 21st August grenade attack on the meeting of the Bangladesh Awami League, where 24 people were killed and about 300 injured.
I am from a coastal area where people are neglected and struggle to survive. I will work for needy children, women and young people.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e নির্বাচনী এলাকাঃ ৩৩০ মহিলা আসন-৩০. Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Dhaka Bar Association". dhakabarassociation.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Easter a holiday in Bangladesh this year - Vatican News". vaticannews.va. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ সংরক্ষিত নারী আসনে ৪৯ জন বিনা প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায় নির্বাচিত. Samakal (in Bengali). 16 February 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ সংরক্ষিত আসনে ৪৯ জন বিনা প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায় নির্বাচিত. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). 17 February 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ শপথ নিলেন সংরক্ষিত নারী এমপিরা (in Bengali). Ekushey TV. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ প্রথম খ্রিস্টান হিসেবে সংরক্ষিত এমপি হচ্ছেন ঝর্ণা. Barta24 (in Bengali). 11 February 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Bangladesh gets first female Christian MP". Union of Catholic Asian News. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh's first Catholic woman MP dedicates her victory to all Christians". Asia News. Retrieved 22 July 2019.