Tarana Halim

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 Parliament
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 March 2024
Constituency	Reserved_Women's Seat-18
	In office; 14 January 2014 – 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	August 16, 1966 (age 57); Tangail, Bangladesh (Then East Pakistan)
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s)	Ahmed Rubel ; (died 2024)
Parent	M A Halim (father) Akhter Halim (mother)
Education	LLM
Alma mater	University of Dhaka

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

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[edit]

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 25 and 34).^[13]

Works[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Constituency 308". Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^ 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.
^ "Thoughts for the day". The Daily Star. 14 February 2006. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^ Abu Saeed Khan (26 July 2015). "Takeaway for Tarana as new state minister". The Daily Star. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^ 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.
^ "Council of Ministers: Reshuffle comes with surprises". The Daily Star. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
^ মাননীয় প্রতিমন্ত্রিগণ (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
^ "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.
^ Faridur Reza Sagor (31 May 2014). "Notun Kuri". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
^ Shah Alam Shazu (31 October 2014). "The Five Generations of TV Heroines". The Daily Star. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^ "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.
^ "45 woman MPs elected". The Daily Star. UNB. 20 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b ""Being marooned on an island would be a blessing in disguise." - Tarana". The Daily Star. 9 August 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

External links[edit]

Tarana Halim at IMDb

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[gov-1] "Constituency 308". Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

[2] 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.

[3] "Thoughts for the day". The Daily Star. 14 February 2006. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

[4] Abu Saeed Khan (26 July 2015). "Takeaway for Tarana as new state minister". The Daily Star. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

[5] 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.

[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.

[maroon-13] ""Being marooned on an island would be a blessing in disguise." - Tarana". The Daily Star. 9 August 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

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