Tarana Halim

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Tarana Halim
তারানা হালিম
Halim in 2017
Minister of State for Information
In office
3 January 2018 – 7 January 2019
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byHasanul Haq Inu
Succeeded byZunaid Ahmed Palak
Minister of State for Post and Telecommunications
In office
14 July 2015 – 3 January 2018
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
1 March 2024
ConstituencyReserved_Women's Seat-18
In office
14 January 2014 – January 2019
Preceded byParvin Talukder Maya
Succeeded byHosne Ara
ConstituencyReserved_Women's Seat-16
In office
25 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Succeeded byLaila Arjuman Banu
ConstituencyReserved_Women's Seat-8
Personal details
Born (1966-08-16) August 16, 1966 (age 57)[1]
Tangail, Bangladesh (Then East Pakistan)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League[2]
Spouse(s)Ahmed Rubel
(died 2024)[3]
ParentM A Halim (father) Akhter Halim (mother)
EducationLLM[1]
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Tarana Halim (born 16 August 1966)[4] is a Bangladeshi politician, former lawyer, television and film actress and playwright.[5] In January 2018, she was appointed as the State Minister of Information.[6] Earlier, she served as the state minister of the Post and Telecommunications Division under the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the Government of Bangladesh since July 2014.[7][8]

Career[edit]

She first came into limelight in 1976 by emerging as the champion in Notun Kuri, a popular children reality show of Bangladesh Television.[9] Halim got her break-through in acting by working in the TV plays Sneho and Dhakaye Thaki.[10]

Halim served as the general secretary of Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote, a cultural organization.[11]

On March 20, 2009, Halim was elected Member of Parliament of one of the 45 reserved women seats.[12]

Personal life[edit]

Halim was married twice. She has two sons from her first marriage. Afterwards she was married to actor Ahmed Rubel. They were also divorced.[13] She has two sons (aged 25 and 34).[13]

Works[edit]

  • Golapi Ekhon Traine (1978)
  • Julekha's Ghar (1996)
  • Abar Ekti Jhuddo Chai (1999)
  • Jibon Jekhane Jemon

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Constituency 308". Bangladesh Government. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  2. ^ Utpaul Roy (21 June 2015). তারানা হালিমের অন্য ভুবন. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  3. ^ "Thoughts for the day". The Daily Star. February 14, 2006. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved Sep 3, 2015.
  4. ^ Abu Saeed Khan (July 26, 2015). "Takeaway for Tarana as new state minister". The Daily Star. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  5. ^ Nusrat Jahan Pritom (March 8, 2010). "Tarana Halim: Making a difference". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  6. ^ "Council of Ministers: Reshuffle comes with surprises". The Daily Star. January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  7. ^ মাননীয় প্রতিমন্ত্রিগণ (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  8. ^ "Asaduzzaman, Yeafesh, Nurul take oath as ministers. Tarana Halim, Md Nuruzzaman sworn in as state ministers". The Daily Star. July 14, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  9. ^ Faridur Reza Sagor (May 31, 2014). "Notun Kuri". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  10. ^ Shah Alam Shazu (October 31, 2014). "The Five Generations of TV Heroines". The Daily Star. Retrieved Sep 3, 2015.
  11. ^ "Steps to be taken to check road crashes". The Daily Star. February 6, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  12. ^ UNB (March 20, 2009). "45 woman MPs elected". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  13. ^ a b ""Being marooned on an island would be a blessing in disguise." - Tarana". The Daily Star. 2005-08-09. Retrieved 2024-02-07.

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