Rushema Begum (1933/1934 – 9 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi teacher and politician who was elected as Member of 11th Jatiya Sangsad of Reserved Seats for Women. She was a politician of

Bangladesh Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...

Career

Begum had started her career as a teacher of Ishan Memorial High School of

Faridpur District Faridpur District () is a district in south-central Bangladesh. It is a part of Dhaka Division. It is bounded by the Padma River to the northeast. The district was named for its headquarters, the city of Faridpur, Bangladesh, Faridpur, which its ...

. Later, she had become the Headmistress of the institution too. Her husband Imamuddin Ahmad was elected as an MP in First General Election of Bangladesh from Faridpur-5 (now Faridpur-3). He was connected to the politics of

. Begum was elected as a Member of 11th Jatiya Sangsad of Reserved Seats for Women on 16 February 2019. She had died on 9 July 2019 in Faridpur Heart Foundation Hospital at the age of 85.

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