Ashrafunnesa Mosharraf

Ashrafunnesa Mosharraf (died 18 January 2019) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as a Jatiya Sangsad member from a seat reserved for women and was the president of the Bangladesh Mohila Awami League.[1]

Ashrafunnesa Mosharraf
আশরাফুন্নেছা মোশাররফ
Member of Parliament
for Reserved Women's Seat-5
In office
25 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Succeeded byBegum Akhtar Jahan
Personal details
Died (aged 74)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Career

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Mosharraf fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war.[2] She was elected to parliament from a women's reserved seat in 2009.[3] She became the president of the Mohila Awami League on 12 July 2003.[4][5]

Death

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Mosharraf died on 18 January 2019 in Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "PM mourns ex-Mohila Awami League president's death". Dhaka Tribune. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Ex-Mohila AL president Ashrafunnesa dies". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. ^ "45 woman MPs elected". The Daily Star. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  4. ^ Hossain, Kazi Mobarak (14 August 2016). "No council, change in leadership for over a decade in four Awami League affiliates". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Ex-Mohila AL president Ashrafunnesa passes away". banglanews24.com. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  6. ^ "PM mourns death of ex-MP Ashrafunnesa". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2 February 2019.