Dilara Harun ( – 14 April 2012) was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter and politician from Brahmanbaria belonging to

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. She was a member of the

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Biography

Harun took part in the

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in 1971. She was the senior vice president of the Krishak League. She also served as the vice president of the Brahmanbaria unit of the

. She was elected as a member of the

from Reserved Women's Seat-26 in the

June 1996 Bangladeshi general election Snap general elections were held in Bangladesh on 12 June 1996. They were called following the controversial February 1996 elections, which were boycotted by the opposition and saw a turnout of just 21%. The result of the snap elections was a v ...

. Harun died on 14 April 2012 at the

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at the age of 66.

References

People from Brahmanbaria district Politicians from Chittagong Division 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 1940s births 2012 deaths Awami League politicians People of the Bangladesh Liberation War Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad 20th-century Bangladeshi women politicians Women in the Bangladesh Liberation War {{Chittagong-AL-politician-stub