Tasmima Hossain

Tasmima Hossain
Tasmima Hossain in 2022
Member of Parliament
In office September 1996 – 13 July 2001
Preceded by	Anwar Hossain Manju
Succeeded by	Anwar Hossain Manju
Constituency	Pirojpur-2
Personal details
Born	(1951-01-12) 12 January 1951 (age 74) Dhaka, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Political party	Jatiya Party (Manju)
Spouse	Anwar Hossain Manju

Tasmima Hossain (Bengali: তাসমিমা হোসেন; born 1951)[1] is a Jatiya Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Pirojpur-2 constituency. She is the editor of The Daily Ittefaq[2] and Anannya.

Early life

Hossain was born in 1951 in Dhaka, East Bengal, Pakistan.[1] She is originally from Gendaria.

Career

Hossain was elected to parliament in 1996 from Pirojpur-2 as a Jatiya Party candidate. In 1988, she was made the editor of Anannya magazine. She was a founding member of Breaking the Silence, a non profit, and its chairperson for a number of years. In 2014, she became the deputy editor of The Daily Ittefaq. On 4 July 2018, she was made the editor of The Daily Ittefaq.[1]

Personal life

Hossain is married to Anwar Hossain Manju, the publisher of The Daily Ittefaq.[3] Hossain's youngest daughter, Anushay Hossain, is a journalist and former political analyst based in the United States, who in her nonfiction book The Pain Gap, wrote about the influence of her mother during her childhood.[4]

References

1. "Tasmima Hossain becomes Daily Ittefaq editor". The Daily Ittefaq. 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
2. "Women must speak up". The Daily Star. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
3. "Manju sacked as Ittefaq publisher". bdnews24.com. 16 October 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
4. Kabir, Jackie (2 June 2022). "Anushay Hossain's 'The Pain Gap': Labour pains worsened by faulty healthcare". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 July 2023.