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Khadizatul Anwar

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Khadizatul Anwar Sony
খাদিজাতুল আনোয়ার সনি
Member of Parliament
In office
30 January 2024 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byNajibul Bashar Maizbhandari
ConstituencyChittagong-2
In office
20 February 2019 – 30 January 2024
Preceded bySalina Begum
Succeeded byRunu Reza
ConstituencyReserved Women's Seat-6
Personal details
Born (1985-04-18) 18 April 1985 (age 39)
Fatikchhari, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Parent
EducationB.B.A, M.B.A[1]
OccupationBusiness[1]

Khadizatul Anwar Sony (born 18 April 1985)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician. She is a former member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Chittagong-2 constituency.[2] Earlier, she was a member of parliament from the reserved women's seat-1 in the 11th Parliament.

Career

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Khadizatul Anwar Sony was born to Awami League politician and former member of the parliament Rafiqul Anwar.[3] She was elected to parliament from Chittagong District representing the Reserved Women's Seat–6 in 2019.[4][5]

Khadiza was detained on 1 August 2023 in Muscat, Oman on charges of holding a political meeting without permission.[6] She was released after 12 hours.[7][8][9]

Personal life

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Khadiza is married to Pervez Alam. In June 2021, a Chittagong court issued arrest warrants against Pervez and his father, Shah Alam, for embezzling Tk15 crore from One Bank Limited.[10] According to the charges, they took the loan from the bank's Khatunganj branch citing "M/S Shaon Enterprise" to import consumer goods.[11] Shah Alam already had 54 cases against him by eight banks for default loans of total about Tk300 crore.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Constituency 306_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ খাদিজাতুল আনোয়ার সনি. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  3. ^ Hasnat, Rakib (23 December 2023). সংসদ নির্বাচন ২০২৪: রাজনীতিতে উত্তরাধিকার বা পরিবারতন্ত্র কি আরো বিস্তৃত হলো [Has inheritance or dynasty become more widespread in politics?]. BBC News (in Bengali).
  4. ^ "Aroma, Suborna to become MP as Awami League names 41 for reserved seats". bdnews24.com. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. ^ "AL nominates reserve seat MPs". Dhaka Tribune. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  6. ^ ওমানের হোটেলে কী ঘটেছিল, জানালেন আ.লীগের সেই নারী এমপি. Jugantor. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  7. ^ ওমানে বাংলাদেশের সংসদ সদস্য আটক, পরে মুক্ত. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  8. ^ ওমানে বাংলাদেশের নারী এমপি গ্রেপ্তার, সঠিক তথ্য কী?. kalbela.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  9. ^ ওমানে এমপি খাদিজাতুল আনোয়ারের আটকের বিষয়ে জানা নেই: ড. মোমেন. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Arrest warrant issued for MP Sony's husband, father-in-law for embezzling bank money". thefinancetoday.net. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Arrest warrant issued for MP Sony's husband, father-in-law for embezzling bank money". The Business Standard. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Defaulter of Tk300cr loans flees to Malaysia to avoid prosecution". The Business Standard. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2023.