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'''Waseqa Ayesha Khan''' ({{lang-bn|ওয়াসিকা আয়শা খান}}) is a Member of Parliament of [[Bangladesh Awami League]] who served her first term representing Reserved Women's Seat 31 in the 10th [[Jatiya Sangsad|Parliament of Bangladesh]] (2014-2018). Waseqa is the incumbent Member of Parliament representing Reserved Women's Seat 7 for her second term in the 11th Parliament of Bangladesh. She is the 4th generation from her family serving as a parliamentarian and the daughter of [[Mukti Bahini|Freedom Fighter]] [[Ataur Rahman Khan Kaiser]].
'''Waseqa Ayesha Khan''' ({{lang-bn|ওয়াসিকা আয়শা খান}}) is an [[Awami League]] politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament of [[Reserved women's seat-31]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Waseqa was born on 16 July 1969 to Niloufer Rahman Khan and [[Ataur Rahman Khan Kaiser]]. She completed kindergarten at Little Jewels School Chittagong. She then shifted to [[Bangladesh Mahila Samiti Girls' High School & College|BAWA]] School for her Primary and High School Years and completed her SSC from there. She was a part of numerous extracurricular activities having to do with culture and competition throughout her school life. She completed her HSC (stood first among girls under Comilla Board in Commerce) from [[Government College of Commerce, Chittagong|Chittagong Government Commerce College]]. Waseqa was actively involved in student politics from 1987 to 1991. She was elected from [[Bangladesh Chhatra League|Bangladesh Student League]] to the Student Council 1987-89 of Chittagong Government Commerce College. She obtained her bachelor's degree in commerce from the same college under [[University of Chittagong|Chittagong University]] and her Masters in Accountancy from the same university.
Khan was born on 24 July 1971. She did her bachelors and Masters in Commerce from the University of Chittagong.<ref>{{cite web |title=Constituency 331_10th_En |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/parliamentary-business/242-mps-category/mps-of-10th-parliament/2706-constituency-331-10th-en |website=parliament.gov.bd |accessdate=25 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-01 |title=Waseqa Ayesha Khan - SAJIDA Foundation |url=https://sajidafoundation.org/team-showcase/waseqa-ayesha-khan-2/,%20https://sajidafoundation.org/team-showcase/waseqa-ayesha-khan-2/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |language=en-US}}</ref> Her father was [[Ataur Rahman Khan Kaiser]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Aroma, Suborna to become MP as Awami League names 41 for reserved seats |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2019/02/08/aroma-suborna-to-become-mp-as-awami-league-names-41-for-reserved-seats |accessdate=25 September 2019 |work=bdnews24.com}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Waseqa began her career by completing a four year long articleship at Hodavasi Chowdhury and Company under the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh. She then joined [[American Express|American Express Bank]] in 1997 and went on to work in various management positions until she left the bank in 2005 and joined [[Standard Chartered Bank]]. She worked in various capacities in Retail Banking in managerial positions for Standard Chartered until she left the bank in 2014 to take oath as a Member of Parliament in the 10th [[Jatiya Sangsad|Parliament of Bangladesh]]. She occupied Reserved Women's Seat 31 and represented the constituents of the Chattogram and Cox's Bazar districts. During her first term as a parliamentarian, She served in the Public Accounts Committee as well as the Committee on Estimates. Waseqa was elected in 2015 to represent the women parliamentarians of the Asia-Pacific countries in the [[Inter-Parliamentary Union]] for a three-year term. She served as a vice-president in the Central Committee of [[Bangladesh Mohila Awami League]] from 2017. She became actively involved in Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non Proliferation and Disarmament, the Climate Parliament, and the Asian Women Parliamentary Caucus. She was also nominated by the Honourable Speaker of Parliament to the Senate of her alma mater, [[University of Chittagong|Chittagong University]], during her first term. She was nominated for her Second Term in Parliament in February 2019. She currently occupies Reserved Women's Seat 7 and represents the constituents of Chattogram district. She is still active in the Public Accounts Committee, the Committee on Estimates, and the other aforementioned committees. Waseqa is also a member of the Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights in her Second Term. She is currently serving as the Finance and Planning Secretary of [[Awami League|Bangladesh Awami League]]. She also currently holds the office of Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources.
Khan was elected to parliament from Reserved women's seat-31 (Chittagong) as an Awami League candidate 30 December 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=WASEQA AYESHA KHAN -ওয়াসিকা আয়েশা খান Biography |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/1095/biography |website=Amarmp |accessdate=25 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref>  She has said that the construction of powerplants in Bangladesh do not take into account social and environmental standards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decisions on power projects taken with 'limited understanding': Bangladesh MP - ET EnergyWorld |url=https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/decisions-on-power-projects-taken-with-limited-understanding-bangladesh-mp/91883558 |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=ETEnergyworld.com |language=en}}</ref>
 
In December 2019, Khan was made Finance and Planning Affairs secretary of Awami League.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Secretary – Finance and Planning Affairs Subcommittee Bangladesh Awami League |url=https://fpscalbd.com/index.php/secretary/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff Correspondent |title=Awami League announces full committee, Waseqa named finance secretary |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/awami-league-announces-full-committee-waseqa-named-finance-secretary |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=bdnews24.com |language=en}}</ref> She is an advisor of Bistaar: Chittagong Arts Complex.<ref>{{Cite web |last=bistaar |title=Advisory Board |url=http://bistaar.org/advisory-board/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Bistaar |language=en}}</ref> She is the Vice-Chairperson of Climate Parliament Bangladesh which called for a future without the use of fossil fuel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=12 climate MPs endorse call for fossil fuel free future - Front Page - observerbd.com |url=https://www.observerbd.com/details.php?id=386357 |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=The Daily Observer}}</ref> She is the Vice President of [[Mohila Awami League]], the women's wing of Awami League.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-27 |title=Awami League Turns 70: Thoughts of Youth |url=https://cri.org.bd/2019/06/27/awami-league-turns-70-thoughts-of-youth/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Centre for Research and Information |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
Khan was made the Chairman of Standing Committee on Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry in June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MP Shahiduzzaman made chief of parliamentary standing committee on Law Ministry |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/mp-shahiduzzaman-made-chief-of-parliamentary-standing-committee-on-law-ministry/73827 |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=unb.com.bd |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Waseqa mourns death of Ctg AL leader Adv Sirajul Islam {{!}} News |url=https://www.bssnews.net/news/67088 |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=BSS}}</ref>
Waseqa got married in 1995 and has two children. She has been an active [[Rotary International|Rotarian]] since 2008 and she is a [[Paul Harris (Rotary)|Paul Harris Fellow]]. She is also a [[Capstone course|Capstone Course]] alumni of the [[National Defence College (Bangladesh)|National Defence College]]. Waseqa advocates for issues such as Access to Finance for Women Entrepreneurs, Cancer Awareness & Counselling for Women, Inclusive Education, Performance Management in the Public Sector, Climate Reality for Coastal People, and Women in Coding to name a few.


==References==
==References==
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.albd.org/pages/organization|title=Bangladesh Awami League}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|title=MPs|url=https://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/|access-date=2020-08-16|website=www.parliament.gov.bd}}</ref>
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Revision as of 09:18, 7 December 2022

Waseqa Ayesha Khan
ওয়াসিকা আয়শা খান
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
Assumed office
30 December 2018
Personal details
Born (1971-07-24) July 24, 1971 (age 55)
Political partyAwami League

Waseqa Ayesha Khan (Bengali: ওয়াসিকা আয়শা খান) is an Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament of Reserved women's seat-31.

Early life

Khan was born on 24 July 1971. She did her bachelors and Masters in Commerce from the University of Chittagong.[1][2] Her father was Ataur Rahman Khan Kaiser.[3]

Career

Khan was elected to parliament from Reserved women's seat-31 (Chittagong) as an Awami League candidate 30 December 2018.[4] She has said that the construction of powerplants in Bangladesh do not take into account social and environmental standards.[5]

In December 2019, Khan was made Finance and Planning Affairs secretary of Awami League.[6][7] She is an advisor of Bistaar: Chittagong Arts Complex.[8] She is the Vice-Chairperson of Climate Parliament Bangladesh which called for a future without the use of fossil fuel.[9] She is the Vice President of Mohila Awami League, the women's wing of Awami League.[10]

Khan was made the Chairman of Standing Committee on Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry in June 2021.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Constituency 331_10th_En". parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Waseqa Ayesha Khan - SAJIDA Foundation". 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  3. ↑ "Aroma, Suborna to become MP as Awami League names 41 for reserved seats". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "WASEQA AYESHA KHAN -ওয়াসিকা আয়েশা খান Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Decisions on power projects taken with 'limited understanding': Bangladesh MP - ET EnergyWorld". ETEnergyworld.com. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  6. ↑ "Secretary – Finance and Planning Affairs Subcommittee Bangladesh Awami League". Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  7. ↑ Staff Correspondent. "Awami League announces full committee, Waseqa named finance secretary". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-10-07. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  8. ↑ bistaar. "Advisory Board". Bistaar. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  9. ↑ "12 climate MPs endorse call for fossil fuel free future - Front Page - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  10. ↑ "Awami League Turns 70: Thoughts of Youth". Centre for Research and Information. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  11. ↑ "MP Shahiduzzaman made chief of parliamentary standing committee on Law Ministry". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  12. ↑ "Waseqa mourns death of Ctg AL leader Adv Sirajul Islam | News". BSS. Retrieved 2022-10-07.


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