| Shamshun Nahar Chapa | |
|---|---|
| শামসুন নাহার | |
| State Minister of Education | |
| In office 1 March 2024 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Kazi Keramat Ali |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Reserved women's seat–19 | |
| In office 28 February 2024 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kazi Kaniz Sultana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1958-06-01) 1 June 1958 (age 66) |
| Relations | Abdur Razzaque (brother) |
Shamshun Nahar Chapa (born 1 June 1958) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from a women's reserved for Tangail District. Chapa served as the state minister for education from 1 March 2024 until 6 August 2024.
Early life
Chapa's father's name was Kasim Uddin Ahmed, a chairman of a village of Tangail, and her mother's name was Hamida Begum. Her brother, Abdur Razzaque, was a minister of agriculture. She was the general secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra League unit of Shamsunnahar Hall while studying at the University of Dhaka.
Career
Chapa retired from the National Institute of Mass Communication on 1 January 2016. She is the Education and Human Resource Affairs Secretary of the Awami League.
References
- "Member profile". Bangladesh Government. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- "50 MPs elected to reserved women's seats take oath". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "JS reserved seats for women: AL finalises its 48 nominees". The Daily Star. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Shamsun Nahar becoming state minister for education". Somoy TV. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.