Sagufta Yasmin Emily

Sagufta Yasmin Emily (born 3 November 1962)^[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Munshiganj-2 constituency.^[2] She served as a whip of the parliament in the 9th Parliament (2009-2013).^[3]

Sagufta Yasmin Emily
সাগুফতা ইয়াসমিন এমিলি
Member of Parliament for Munshiganj-2
In office 24 January 2009 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by	Mizanur Rahman Sinha
Personal details
Born	(1962-11-03) 3 November 1962 (age 62)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League

Education

Emily completed her bachelor's and master's degree in geography from the University of Dhaka in 1984 and 1986 respectively.^[4]

Career

Emily was elected to parliament from Munshiganj District in January 2009 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Awami League.^[5]

Emily was reelected to the parliament in January 2014.^[6] On 8 March 2010 at a roundtable organized by Transparency International Bangladesh, she described religiously motivated terrorism as an obstacle for the advancement for women in Bangladesh.^[7] At the Padma Bridge—New Lifeline of Development organized by BSRM and The Daily Star on 10 January 2016, where she talked about the effects of river erosion in her constituency, she told the panel how the local government had to use millions of takas worth of sandbags to prevent erosion.^[8] In July 2016 she accused some non-government organisations of being involved with activities against the state and called for the government to take action against them. State Minister for Social Welfare Nuruzzaman Ahmed said the government will monitor their activities and that the government was willing to take "drastic action" if the situation demands it.^[9]

References

1. "Constituency 172_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
2. "The heritage of Munshiganj". The Daily Star. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
3. "AL, BNP hold parliamentary party meet tomorrow". The Daily Star. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
4. "Sagufta Yasmin Emily". www.shaguftayasmin.com. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
5. "Vote for Boat for digital Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 17 December 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
6. "Include domestic work in labour law". The Daily Star. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
7. "Women's role in decision making vital for good governance". The Daily Star. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
8. "Up to an uphill Padma task". The Daily Star. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
9. "Action against NGOs if found involved in anti-state activities". The Daily Star. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2017.