Civil Aviation and Tourism minister inherits Tk18cr in shares from late mother
The shares were transferred from Huron Nahar Rashid, who passed away on 1 March. She was the wife of Harunur Rashid Khan Monno, founder of the Monno Group and a former minister.
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam has inherited shares worth Tk18 crore from her late mother, according to disclosures published on the website of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday (9 April).
The shares were transferred from Huron Nahar Rashid, who passed away on 1 March. She was the wife of Harunur Rashid Khan Monno, founder of the Monno Group and a former minister.
Following her death, Huron Nahar's holdings in three listed companies – Monno Agro and General Machinery Ltd, Monno Ceramic Industries Ltd, and Monno Fabrics Ltd – were transferred to Afroza Khanam as part of inheritance, the disclosures said.
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Each of the companies separately informed the DSE about the share transfers.
Before joining the cabinet under the BNP-led government, Afroza Khanam served as chairperson of Monno Group and its listed subsidiaries. She stepped down from her corporate roles after taking oath as a minister.
