About Shahanara Begum
Born 1940. Shahanara Begum is a Bangladeshi politician.
Shahanara Begum (1940–2022) was a teacher and a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician who was a member of parliament from a reserved seat from 2014 to 2018.
Biography She was born on 29 May 1940 in Haragachh, British India (now in Kaunia Upazila, Rangpur District, Bangladesh). Her father, Mofiz Uddin Ahmed, was a lawyer, and her mother, Amena Khatun, was a teacher.
She matriculated from Rangpur Government Girl's High School. She completed her higher secondary education at Carmichael College.
She died on 26 June 2022 in Rangpur.
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Bangladeshi politician and member of parliament
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Shahanara Begum was born on 29 May 1940 in Rangpur District.
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