Tarana Halim

Tarana Halim
তারানা হালিম
Halim in 2017
Minister of State for Information
In office 3 January 2018 – 7 January 2019
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Hasanul Haq Inu
Succeeded by	Zunaid Ahmed Palak
Minister of State for Post and Telecommunications
In office 14 July 2015 – 3 January 2018
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
In office 28 February 2024 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by	Nazma Akther
Constituency	Reserved women's seat–18
In office 14 January 2014 – 29 January 2019
Preceded by	Parvin Talukder Maya
Succeeded by	Hosne Ara
Constituency	Reserved women's seat–16
In office 25 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Succeeded by	Laila Arjuman Banu
Constituency	Reserved women's seat–8
Personal details
Born	(1966-08-16) 16 August 1966 (age 58) Tangail, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League[1]
Spouse	Ahmed Rubel[2]
Parent	M A Halim (father) Akhter Halim (mother)
Education	LLM[3]
Alma mater	University of Dhaka

Tarana Halim (born 16 August 1966)[3] is a Bangladeshi politician, former lawyer, television and film actress and playwright.[4] In January 2018, she was appointed as the state minister of information.[5][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

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

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 26 and 35).[13]

Works

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

References

1. Utpaul Roy (21 June 2015). তারানা হালিমের অন্য ভুবন. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
2. "Thoughts for the day". The Daily Star. 14 February 2006. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
3. "Constituency 308". Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
4. Nusrat Jahan Pritom (8 March 2010). "Tarana Halim: Making a difference". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
5. Abu Saeed Khan (26 July 2015). "Takeaway for Tarana as new state minister". The Daily Star. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
6. "Council of Ministers: Reshuffle comes with surprises". The Daily Star. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
7. মাননীয় প্রতিমন্ত্রিগণ (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
8. "Asaduzzaman, Yeafesh, Nurul take oath as ministers. Tarana Halim, Md Nuruzzaman sworn in as state ministers". The Daily Star. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
9. Faridur Reza Sagor (31 May 2014). "Notun Kuri". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
10. Shah Alam Shazu (31 October 2014). "The Five Generations of TV Heroines". The Daily Star. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
11. "Steps to be taken to check road crashes". The Daily Star. 6 February 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
12. "45 woman MPs elected". The Daily Star. UNB. 20 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
13. ""Being marooned on an island would be a blessing in disguise." - Tarana". The Daily Star. 9 August 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

External links

• Tarana Halim at IMDb