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Tarana Halim

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Tarana Halim
তারানা হালিম
Halim in 2017
Minister of State for Information
In office
3 January 2018 – 7 January 2019
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byHasanul Haq Inu
Succeeded byZunaid Ahmed Palak
Minister of State for Post and Telecommunications
In office
14 July 2015 – 3 January 2018
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
In office
28 February 2024 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byNazma Akther
ConstituencyReserved women's seat–46
In office
14 January 2014 – 29 January 2019
Preceded byParvin Talukder Maya
Succeeded byHosne Ara
ConstituencyReserved women's seat–16
In office
25 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Succeeded byLaila Arjuman Banu
ConstituencyReserved women's seat–8
Personal details
Born (1966-08-16) 16 August 1966 (age 58)
Tangail, East Pakistan, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League[1]
SpouseAhmed Rubel[2]
ParentM A Halim (father) Akhter Halim (mother)
EducationLLM[3]
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Tarana Halim (born 16 August 1966)[3] is a Bangladeshi politician, former lawyer, television and film actress and playwright.[4] In January 2018, she was appointed as the state minister of information.[5][6] Earlier, she served as the state minister of the Post and Telecommunications Division under the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the government of Bangladesh since July 2014.[7][8]

Career

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She first came into limelight in 1976 by emerging as the champion in Notun Kuri, a popular children reality show of Bangladesh Television.[9] Halim got her break-through in acting by working in the TV plays Sneho and Dhakaye Thaki.[10]

Halim served as the general secretary of Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote, a cultural organization.[11]

On March 20, 2009, Halim was elected member of parliament of one of the 45 reserved women seats.[12]

Personal life

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Halim was married twice. She has two sons from her first marriage. Afterwards she was married to actor Ahmed Rubel. They were also divorced.[13] She has two sons (aged 26 and 35).[13]

Works

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References

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  1. ^ Utpaul Roy (21 June 2015). তারানা হালিমের অন্য ভুবন. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Thoughts for the day". The Daily Star. 14 February 2006. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Constituency 308". Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  4. ^ Nusrat Jahan Pritom (8 March 2010). "Tarana Halim: Making a difference". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  5. ^ Abu Saeed Khan (26 July 2015). "Takeaway for Tarana as new state minister". The Daily Star. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Council of Ministers: Reshuffle comes with surprises". The Daily Star. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  7. ^ মাননীয় প্রতিমন্ত্রিগণ (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Asaduzzaman, Yeafesh, Nurul take oath as ministers. Tarana Halim, Md Nuruzzaman sworn in as state ministers". The Daily Star. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  9. ^ Faridur Reza Sagor (31 May 2014). "Notun Kuri". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  10. ^ Shah Alam Shazu (31 October 2014). "The Five Generations of TV Heroines". The Daily Star. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Steps to be taken to check road crashes". The Daily Star. 6 February 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  12. ^ "45 woman MPs elected". The Daily Star. UNB. 20 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  13. ^ a b ""Being marooned on an island would be a blessing in disguise." - Tarana". The Daily Star. 9 August 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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