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Raihan Akhter Banu Roni

Raihan Akhter Banu Roni
রায়হান আখতার বানু রনি
In Australian Parliament House, Canberra.jpg
Raihan Akhtar Banu at Australian Parliament House in Canberra
Member of Parliament
for Bangladesh Parliament
In office
10 October 2001 – 28 October 2006
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia
Personal details
Born (1952-01-11)11 January 1952
Naogaon, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
Nationality Bangladeshi
Political party Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) (1990– Till date)
Other political
affiliations
Bangladesh Chhatra League(Before 1972)
Spouse(s) Late Mohiuddin Ahmed
(m.1970– 2000 his death)
Mother Rowshan Ara
Father Mohammad Abdur Rahman Mondol
Relatives Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin(cousin)
Late Khoda Box Mridha (uncle)
Residence Naogaon, Bangladesh
Education Bachelor of Science
Alma mater University of Rajshahi
Occupation Politician and social worker

Raihan Akhter Banu (Nick name: Roni; Bengali: রায়হান আখতার বানু, born 11 January 1952) is an ex Member of Parliament of Bangladesh and an active Political leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP). She started her political career as a student leader of the then East Pakistan Student League that is currently known as Bangladesh Chhatra League (বাংলাদেশ ছাত্র লীগ). As an organiser, she actively took part in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. She was elected as a member of parliament (Member of the Jatiyo Sangshad) of Bangladesh in the 8th Parliament on the nomination of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). She falls in the list of both 20th-century women politicians and 21st-century women politicians, as she started her politics in 1969 and became an MP in 2004.

Raihan Akhter Banu was born to Late Rowshan Ara and Late Abdur Rahman Mondal at 'Chalkdev Para' area of Naogaon Town in Naogaon District. She completed her Secondary School Certificate(SSC) examination from the Central Girls' Hgh School of Naogaon under Rajshahi Board. She appeared in Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination from the Naogaon Govt. BMC Women's College. Raihan Akhter Banu Roni received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Rajshahi University. Her father was a prominent person of the town. Her paternal Uncle Late Khan Mohammad Basir Uddin Mondal was a politician of the then All-India Muslim League and the then Pakistan Muslim League. Her paternal grandfather Late Zarif Modal was a landlord and rich person of the district. Her elder brother Late Mokhlesur Rahman Raja was a veteran freedom fighter of Bangladesh Liberation War and a former leader of Awami League(before 1974) and Jatiyo Samajtrantic Dal (JSD)(after 1974 to 1984).


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