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Sagufta Yasmin Emily (born 3 November 1962) is a
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 ...
politician and a former
Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...
member representing the
Munshiganj-2 Munshiganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Sagufta Yasmin of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Lohajang and Tongibari upazilas. History The co ...
constituency. She served as a whip of the parliament in the 9th Parliament (2009-2013).


Education

Emily completed her bachelor's and master's degree in geography from the
University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public university, public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka w ...
in 1984 and 1986 respectively.


Career

Emily was elected to parliament from
Munshiganj District Munshiganj District () is a district of Dhaka Division. It is located in central Bangladesh. This region is also historically known as Bikrampur. Geography It is a part of Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District and Narayanganj District in the ...
in January 2009 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Awami League. Emily was reelected to the parliament in January 2014. On 8 March 2010 at a roundtable organized by Transparency International Bangladesh, she described religiously motivated terrorism as an obstacle for the advancement for women in Bangladesh. At the Padma Bridge—New Lifeline of Development organized by BSRM and ''The Daily Star'' on 10 January 2016, where she talked about the effects of river erosion in her constituency, she told the panel how the local government had to use millions of takas worth of sandbags to prevent erosion. In July 2016 she accused some non-government organisations of being involved with activities against the state and called for the government to take action against them. State Minister for Social Welfare Nuruzzaman Ahmed said the government will monitor their activities and that the government was willing to take "drastic action" if the situation demands it.


References

Living people 1962 births People from Munshiganj District Politicians from Dhaka Division Awami League politicians Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members 12th Jatiya Sangsad members Place of birth missing (living people) {{Dhaka-AL-politician-stub