Raihan Akhter Banu Roni
Raihan Akhtar Banu Roni | |
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| রায়হান আখতার বানু রনি | |
| Member of Parliament for Bangladesh Parliament | |
| In office 10 October 2001 – 28 October 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1952 |
| Died | 3 April 2024 (aged 72) |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) (1990–2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Bangladesh Chhatra League (before 1972) |
| Spouse(s) | Mohiuddin Ahmed (m.1970– 2000 his death) |
| Relatives | Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin (cousin) Khoda Box Mridha (uncle) |
| Education | Bachelor of Science |
| Alma mater | University of Rajshahi |
| Occupation | Politician and social worker |
Raihan Akhter Banu (nickname: Roni; Bengali: রায়হান আখতার বানু, 11 January 1952 - 3 April 2024) was a member of parliament of Bangladesh and a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). She started her political career as a student leader of the then East Pakistan Student League that is currently known as Bangladesh Chhatra League. As an organiser, she actively took part in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. She was elected as a member of parliament (Member of the Jatiyo Sangshad) of Bangladesh in the 8th Parliament on the nomination of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). She falls in the list of both 20th-century women politicians and 21st-century women politicians, as she started her politics in 1969 and became an MP in 2004.