Afroza Khanam Rita

Afroza Khanam Rita
আফরোজা খানম রিতা
Rita in 2026
Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism
Assumed office
17 February 2026
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Prime MinisterTarique Rahman
Preceded bySheikh Bashir Uddin
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Manikganj-3
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Preceded byZahid Maleque
Personal details
Born (1962-04-04) 4 April 1962
PartyBangladesh Nationalist Party
ParentHarunur Rashid Khan Monno (father)
OccupationPolitician
Websiteafrozakhanamrita.com

Afroza Khanam Rita (born 4 April 1962)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician. She is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Manikganj-3 constituency as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[2] She is the incumbent minister of civil aviation and tourism.[3]

Career

In February 2026, Rita won the 13th Bangladeshi general election contesting at the Manikganj-3 constituency securing 166,175 votes while her nearest opponent Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis candidate Md Sayid Nur received 62,916 votes.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "VoteDB candidates". Vote BD. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  2. ^ Momin, Abdul (13 February 2026). "মাঠে সক্রিয়তা, পারিবারিক উত্তরাধিকার—আফরোজার বিপুল জয়ের পেছনের কারণ" [Activism on the field, family legacy—the reasons behind Afroza's huge win]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers". Prothom Alo. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  4. ^ "মানিকগঞ্জ-৩ আসনে বিপুল ভোটে বিজয়ী আফরোজা খানম রিতা" [Afroza Khanam Rita wins Manikganj-3 constituency with a huge margin of votes]. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  5. ^ "১৫১ কেন্দ্রের ১৪৮টিতেই জয় পেয়েছেন আফরোজা খানম রিতা" [Afroza Khanam Rita won in 148 out of 151 constituencies]. Kaler Kantho. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  6. ^ "মানিকগঞ্জ-৩ আসনে বিপুল ভোটে আফরোজা খানম রিতার জয়" [Afroza Khanam Rita wins Manikganj-3 constituency by a huge margin]. Daily Naya Diganta. 13 February 2026.