Rowshan Ershad
| Rowshan Ershad (রওশন এরশাদ) | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| Assumed office 9 January 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Khaleda Zia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1941 (age 74) Mymensingh,Bangladesh |
| Political party | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
Rowshan Ershad (born 19 July 1941) is a Bangladeshi politician who is currently the Leader of the Opposition in the 10th parliament.[1] She is a presidium member of the Jatiya Party (Ershad) and she is the wife of former Bangladesh president Hussain Muhammad Ershad, whom she married in 1956.
As First Lady, she was active in social welfare and in promoting the rights of women and children. She was the "chief patron of the Bangladesh Jatiya Mohila Sangstha".[2]
In 1975, she became the founder-President of the Sena Paribar Kalliyan Samity (Armed Forces Family Welfare Association).
She visited the flooded islands of Urir char and Hatia in May 1985. She attended the UN Special Convention on Drug Abuse in 1985.
Her personal interests include literature, Asian music and art. She performed the Hajj in 1984 and 1985.[2]
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