Tarana Halim

Tarana Halim
তারানা হালিম
Minister of State, Post and Telecommunications Division
Assumed office
14 July 2015
Member of the Jatiyo Sangsad
Assumed office
14 January 2014
Personal details
Born (1966-08-16) August 16, 1966[1]
Chittagong
Spouse(s) Ahmed Rubel[2]
Education LLM[1]

Tarana Halim (born August 16, 1966)[3] is a Bangladeshi politician. Since July 2014, she has been serving as the state minister of the Post and Telecommunications Division under the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the Government of Bangladesh.[4][5] She has been an actress, lawyer, playwright, TV show host and director.[6]

Career

Halim got her break-through in acting by working in the TV plays Sneho and Dhakaye Thaki.[7]

Halim served as the general secretary of Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote, a cultural organization.[8]

On March 20, 2009, Halim was elected Member of Parliament of one of the 45 reserved women seats.[9]

Personal life

Halim is married to actor Ahmed Rubel.[10]

Works

References

  1. 1 2 "Constituency 308". Bangladesh Government. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Thoughts for the day". The Daily Star. February 14, 2006. Retrieved Sep 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ Abu Saeed Khan (July 26, 2015). "Takeaway for Tarana as new state minister". The Daily Star. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ "মাননীয় প্রতিমন্ত্রিগণ". Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Asaduzzaman, Yeafesh, Nurul take oath as ministers. Tarana Halim, Md Nuruzzaman sworn in as state ministers". The Daily Star. July 14, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ Nusrat Jahan Pritom (March 8, 2010). "Tarana Halim: Making a difference". The Daily Star. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ Shah Alam Shazu (October 31, 2014). "The Five Generations of TV Heroines". The Daily Star. Retrieved Sep 3, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Steps to be taken to check road crashes". The Daily Star. February 6, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  9. ↑ UNB (March 20, 2009). "45 woman MPs elected". The Daily Star. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  10. ↑ ""Being marooned on an island would be a blessing in disguise." --Tarana". The Daily Star. August 9, 2005. Retrieved September 3, 2015.


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