Selina Islam

Selina Islam (also known as Selina Islam Papul) is a Bangladeshi politician and controversial business person. She is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member selected as an independent candidate from the reserved women's seat-49.[2]

Selina Islam
সেলিনা ইসলাম
Member of Parliament
for Reserved Women's Seat-49
Assumed office
20 February 2019
Preceded bySabiha Nahar Begum
Personal details
Born (1976-08-10) 10 August 1976[1]
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyIndependent
SpouseMohammad Shahid Islam
ChildrenWafa Islam (daughter)
Marwa Islam (daughter)
Safa Islam (daughter)
Parents
  • Mojibur Rahman (father)
  • Amina Begum (mother)

Early life

Islam was born in the Sonakanda village in Meghna Upazila of Comilla District to Mojibur Rahman and Amina Begum. She is married to Mohammad Shahid Islam, the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Lakshmipur-2 constituency.[3]

Career

Islam is a Kuwaiti expatriate business person. She is the vice-president of Comilla north district of Bangladesh Awami League. She was elected as an independent candidate from the reserved women's seat-49 of the Eleventh Jatiya Sangsad. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to her on 20 February 2019.[4][5][6][7][8]

Controversy

On 26 December 2020, Islam was granted bail when she surrendered herself before a Dhaka court for a graft case filed earlier by the Anti-Corruption Commission.[9] The court also ordered the authorities to freeze 670 bank accounts of Islam and three of her family members - her husband, Mohammad Shahid Islam; their daughter, Wafa Islam; and her sister, Jesmin Prodhan; in cases filed over corruption and money laundering.[9] The ACC case stated that though Selina Islam's sister Jesmin Pradhan has no source of income, she had 44 accounts in different banks.[10]

References
  1. "Constituency 349_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament.
  2. "Councillor, 9 held for attacking MP's car". The Daily Star. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. "MP Couple". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. বাংলাদেশ গেজেট, অতিরিক্ত, জানুয়ারি ১, ২০১৯ (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali).
  5. সংরক্ষিত নারী আসনে এমপি হলেন যারা. Jugantor (in Bengali). 2019-10-14.
  6. শপথ নিলেন সংরক্ষিত নারী আসনের ৪৯ এমপি. Dhaka Tribune (in Bengali). 2019-10-14.
  7. সংরক্ষিত আসন থেকে যারা এমপি হলেন. Daily Nayadiganta (in Bengali). 2019-10-14.
  8. "49 elected uncontested to reserved women parliamentary seats". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  9. "Freeze their 670 bank accounts". The Daily Star. 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  10. "MP Papul's wife, daughter get bail; court orders freeze of 670 bank accounts". The Business Standard. 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2022-10-26.


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