Gloria Jharna Sarker

Gloria Jharna Sarker
Gloria Jharna Sarker
গ্লোরিয়া ঝর্ণা সরকার
Member of 11th Jatiya Sangsad of Reserved Seats for Women
Member of Parliament; for Women's Reserved Seat-30
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 16 February 2019
Personal details
Born	10 Jan 1979 (age 45)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Spouse	Mintu Mohonta
Children	2
Parents	Shushanta Sarkar Shanu Shikari (father); Supriya Renu Shikhari (mother);
Education	B.A; L.L.M;
Occupation	Politician; Lawyer;

Gloria Jharna Sarkar^[1] is a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer who is elected as Member of 11th Jatiya Sangsad of Reserved Seats for Women.

She is the first ever Catholic Christian woman to be in the parliament.^[4]

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 2018 December's general election.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Political life

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 Bangladesh Awami League where 24 people got 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 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". www.dhakabarassociation.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b প্রথম খ্রিস্টান হিসেবে সংরক্ষিত এমপি হচ্ছেন ঝর্ণা. Barta24 (in Bengali). 11 February 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ "Easter a holiday in Bangladesh this year - Vatican News". www.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. Ekushey TV (in Bengali). 20 February 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ "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.

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[Pinfo-1] নির্বাচনী এলাকাঃ ৩৩০ মহিলা আসন-৩০. Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[2] "Dhaka Bar Association". www.dhakabarassociation.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[Parents-3] প্রথম খ্রিস্টান হিসেবে সংরক্ষিত এমপি হচ্ছেন ঝর্ণা. Barta24 (in Bengali). 11 February 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[4] "Easter a holiday in Bangladesh this year - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[5] সংরক্ষিত নারী আসনে ৪৯ জন বিনা প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায় নির্বাচিত. Samakal (in Bengali). 16 February 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

[6] সংরক্ষিত আসনে ৪৯ জন বিনা প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায় নির্বাচিত. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). 17 February 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

[7] শপথ নিলেন সংরক্ষিত নারী এমপিরা. Ekushey TV (in Bengali). 20 February 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

[8] "Bangladesh gets first female Christian MP". Union of Catholic Asian News. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

[quote-9] "Bangladesh's first Catholic woman MP dedicates her victory to all Christians". Asia News. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

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