Former Jamalpur MP Tahura Ali, mother of Meher Afroz Shaon, passes away
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Former Member of Parliament from Jamalpur and director of Citizen Group, Begum Tahura Ali, passed away early today (23 October) at a Dhaka hospital.
Family sources confirmed that she had been undergoing treatment at United Hospital in the capital for several weeks due to heart and kidney complications.
She is survived by one son and three daughters, including renowned actress and singer Meher Afroz Shaon, her eldest daughter.
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Begum Tahura Ali served as a reserved seat MP from Jamalpur for two consecutive terms — from 1996 to 2001 and from 2009 to 2014.
