Chitra Bhattacharya (1926November 29, 2010) was a member of parliament of Bangladesh Jatya Sangsad. She was appointed from

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for the seat reserved for women in 1996 as an

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candidate.

Early life and career

Bhattacharya was born to a

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family in Netrakona. She passed matriculation examination from Rangpur and intermediate from Ananda Mohan College in

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. She later earned a master's degree on Sociology from

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

Personal life

Bhattacharya was married to Justice Debesh Bhattacharya. They had three childreneconomist

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, physicist Debadarshi Bhattacharya and Debalina Roy.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhattacharya, Chitra 1926 births 2010 deaths University of Dhaka alumni Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad Awami League politicians People from Netrokona District 20th-century Bangladeshi women politicians Bengali Hindus Bangladeshi Hindus