Tasmia Pradhan

Tasmia Pradhan is a Bangladeshi politician who is serving as the president of the Jatiya Ganatantrik Party (JAGPA) since 2018.

Early life Pradhan was born in her maternal grandfather's house in Bogura. After completing her secondary education from Mohammadpur Preparatory School & College in 1996 and higher secondary education from Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in 1998, she completed her A-levels from Bhuiyan Academy and went to Britain in 2000 to pursue a law degree. After completing her law degree from Lincoln's Inn, she returned to Bangladesh in 2007 to become a barrister.

Career Pradhan returned to Bangladesh and joined Dr. Hamid & Associates. After working there for a year, she joined Moudud Ahmed & Associates in 2009. She worked there for six years. She then established her own law chamber. A conflict arose between Pradhan and the 20 Party Alliance over the sharing of party seats in the election. Then, when the JAGPA left the alliance and joined another alliance led by Oli Ahmed, the Jatiya Mukti Manch. The gecretary-general of the JAGPA Khandaker Lutfar Rahman opposed it, resulting in the party splitting into two and Pradhan becoming the president of a faction. In 2019, Pradhan was re-elected as the president of the JAGPA.

Pradhan was nominated from the 11 Party Alliance for the reserved women's seat in the 2026 general election.

Personal life Pradhan is the daughter of Shafiul Alam Pradhan, the founding president of the Jatiya Ganatantrik Party and former general secretary of the Chhatra League. Gamir Uddin Pradhan. Gamir Uddin Pradhan, the speaker of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly, was her grandfather.

Pradhan married S. B. A. Siddiqui, an officer of the Bhuiyan Academy, in 2001. They have three daughters.