Tasmima Hossain (born 1951)
[ is a Jatiya Party politician and a former ]Jatiya Sangsad
The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...
member representing the Pirojpur-2
Pirojpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Anwar Hossain Manju of the Jatiya Party (Manju).
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Bhandaria, Kawkhali, and Zianagar u ...
constituency. She is the editor of Daily Ittefaq and Anannya ( Magazine ).
Early life
Hossain was born in 1951 in Dhaka, East Bengal, Pakistan.
Career
Hossain was elected to Parliament in 1996 from Pirojpur-2 as a Jatiya Party candidate. In 1988, she was made the editor of '' Anannya'' magazine. He was a founding member of Breaking the Silence, a non profit, and its chairperson for a number of years. In 2014, she became the Deputy Editor of ''The Daily Ittefaq
''The Daily Ittefaq'' ( bn, দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক, translit. ''Doinik Ittefak'') is a Bengali-language daily newspaper. Founded in 1953, it is the oldest newspaper, and one of the most circulated newspapers in Bangladesh. This ...
''. On 4 July 2018, she was made the Editor of ''The Daily Ittefaq''.
Personal life
Hossain is married to Anwar Hossain Manju
Anwar Hossain Manju (born 9 February 1944) is a Bangladeshi politician who is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing Pirojpur-2 constituency which consists of Kawkhali, Bhandaria and Zianagar upazilas. He was elected a member of Jati ...
, the publisher of ''The Daily Ittefaq''. Hossain's youngest daughter, Anushay Hossain, is a journalist and political analyst based in the United States
References
Living people
1951 births
Jatiya Party politicians
7th Jatiya Sangsad members
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