Noor Afroze Begum Jyoti is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament from a reserved seat.[1]
Noor Afroze Begum Jyoti | |
|---|---|
| Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
| In office 2005–2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Career
editJyoti was elected to parliament from a reserved seat as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2005.[2] She is the president of the Bogura District unit of Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal.[3]
Jyoti and Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu provided support to Rafique Khan, an alleged war criminal and member of East Pakistan Central Peace Committee, who had grabbed government land after the Bangladesh Liberation War and constructed 150 houses.[4] He had collected earned 100 million BDT from the land worth 600 million BDT and was sued by the administration of Bogra District which had claimed the land.[4]
In May 2022, Jyoti was sentenced to seven years imprisonment in a corruption case.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Former BNP lawmaker Jyoti sent to jail". bdnews24.com. 9 December 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Thirty-six MPs in women reserved seats unofficially declared elected". bdnews24.com. 2 September 2005. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Protest in Bogra against murder, harassment of journalists". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b Bilu, Hasibur Rahman (8 February 2009). "Tk 60cr govt land grabbed in Bogra". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Ex-MP Noor Afroze Jyoti jailed for 7 years in graft case - - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 26 July 2024.