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Monnujan Sufian

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Begum Monnuzan Sufian
বেগম মন্নুজান সুফিয়ান
State Minister of Labour and Employment
In office
7 January 2019 – 11 January 2024
Preceded byMujibul Haque
In office
8 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Preceded byAmanullah Aman
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Women's reserved seat-41
In office
28 February 2024 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byMst. Tahmina Begum
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Khulna-3
In office
25 January 2009 – 29 January 2024
Preceded byAshraf Hossain
Succeeded bySM Kamal Hossain
Personal details
Born (1953-01-01) 1 January 1953 (age 71)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
SpouseAbu Sufian
EducationB.A.
OccupationBusinessperson, social worker, politician

Monnujan Sufian (born 1 January 1953)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from Women's Reserved Seat-41 and from Khulna-3 constituencies. She is a former State Minister of Labour and Employment.[2][3][4][5]

Background

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Sufian completed her bachelor's from Khulna Girls' College in 1969. Her husband, Abu Sufyan Bir Protik, was a freedom fighter, politician and labor leader. She is the daughter of Late Alhaj Moslem Bawali and Late Johra Begum and the eldest among her siblings.[6]

Career

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Sufian served as the president of Khulna Girls' College unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League in 1968.[6]

Sufian was elected to parliament from Khulna-3 as an Awami League candidate in 2008.[7] She was appointed State Minister of Labour and Employment in the Second Sheikh Hasina Cabinet.[8]

Sufian was re-elected to parliament from Khulna-3 as an Awami League candidate in 2014.[9] She received 45,950 votes while her nearest rival, Independent Md. Moniruzzaman Khokon, received 6,424.[9]

Sufian was sued by three faculty members of Daulatpur Day-Night College, of which she is the President of the managing committee, on 15 October 2015 alleging that they were unfairly dismissed from their workplace.[10]

Sufian was re-elected to parliament from Khulna-3 as an Awami League candidate in 2018.[11] She received 134,806 votes while her nearest rival, Rokibul Islam Bokul of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 23,060 votes.[11]

Munnujan didn't participate in 2024 general election but she was nominated from the Women's Reserved Seat by Awami League.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Constituency 101_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. ^ মাননীয় প্রতিমন্ত্রিগণ. Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Tung Hai fire is act of sabotage: BGMEA". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Monnujan Sufian sued in Khulna". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Jute mills workers observe work abstention protesting fresh pay rule". Dhaka Tribune. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Profile Of Ministers". The Daily Star. 9 January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online". amardesh.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Law and Our Rights". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  10. ^ Unb, Khulna (15 October 2015). "Monnujan Sufian sued". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Monnuzan Sufian retains Khulna 3". Dhaka Tribune. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2021.


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