Jewel Areng
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Jewel Areng | |
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জুয়েল আরেং | |
Member of Parliament | |
Member of Parliament for Mymensingh-1 of 11th Jatiya Sangsad | |
Assumed office 2016 | |
Preceded by | Promode Mankin |
Personal details | |
Born | January 1, 1983 |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Parent |
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Committees | Standing Committee on Ministry of Youth and Sports[1] |
Jewel Nongbak Arengh (Bengali: জুয়েল আরেং) is a Bangladeshi Garo Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Mymensingh-1. He is the youngest member of parliament and the only Catholic.[2][3] His father, Promode Mankin, was the State Minister for Social Welfare in the Bangladesh Awami League government.[4]
Career
On 18 July 2016 Arengh was elected to Parliament from Mymensingh-1 in a special election. The special election was held after the seat became vacant after the death of Promode Mankin, the Member of Parliament and father of Jewel Arengh. Areng beat his opponent, Selina Khatun, by 155,866 votes.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Standing Committee on Ministry of Youth and Sports". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Jewel Areng". Amarmp. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Two new Mymensingh MPs take oath". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Awami League's Jewel Areng, Nazim Uddin win Mymensingh constituencies in by-elections". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Mymensingh, a tribal Catholic elected to Parliament". asianews.it. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "AL nominates Jewel, Nazim for M'singh by-polls". Banglanews24.com. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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