Afroza Abbas
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Afroza Abbas (Bengali: আফরোজা আব্বাস) is a Bangladeshi politician who is the incumbent president of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal (lit. 'Bangladesh Nationalist Women's Party'), the women's wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).[1] She is the spouse of Mirza Abbas, a senior BNP politician and former minister.[2]
Career
[edit]Abbas was set to contest the 2018 parliamentary election from Dhaka-9, but her candidature got rejected.[3]
On 12 February 2018, Abbas, along with Sultana Ahmed, the general secretary of Mohila Dal, got bail.[4]
On 11 March 2022, 12 members of Mohila Dal protested outside the organization's central headquarters calling for the removal of Afroza Abbas. Subsequently, all the 12 members were expelled from the organization.[5]
In July 2022, Abbas told the media that the Awami League government would be washed away by the floods in July 2022.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ সরকারের পতন এখন সময়ের দাবি : আফরোজা আব্বাস. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). 2022-07-18.
- ^ "HC clears way for Mirza Abbas, his wife to go abroad". The Daily Star. 2019-04-08.
- ^ "Candidature of Aman, Kader Siddique rejected". The Daily Star. 2018-12-08.
- ^ "Mohila Dal president, secy get HC bail". The Daily Star. 2018-02-12.
- ^ মহিলা দলের ১২ নেত্রীকে বহিষ্কার. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). 2022-07-18.
- ^ বন্যার পানিতে সরকার ভেসে যাবে: আফরোজা আব্বাস. Jugantor (in Bengali). 2022-07-18.