Ferdousy Ahmed

Ferdousy Ahmed is the member of parliament for reserved Women's Seat-23 in the 13th Parliament. She has entered Parliament for the first time on the nomination of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). She is a joint convener of the Dhaka Metropolitan North BNP.

Ferdousy Ahmed Mishti was born on 15 January 1974. She is the daughter of Haji Md. Nizamuddin Ahmed and Haji Mst. Hosne Ara Ahmed. She obtained a bachelor's degree from Begum Badrunnesa Government Women's College. She is a businesswoman by profession.

During her college years she was an active worker of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and was elected AGS (assistant general secretary) of the college students' union. Her brother, the late Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pintu, was a BNP leader. Her husband, Saidur Rahman Newton, was the councillor for ward 8 of Dhaka North City Corporation. After her husband's death Ferdousy Ahmed was herself elected councillor and carried out development work in the area. She is active in politics in the Mirpur area.

Ferdousy Ahmed is one of the 36 people the BNP nominated for the reserved women's seats in the 13th Parliament. She became the member of parliament for reserved Women's Seat-23 through the votes of the members of parliament.

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