Afroza Khanam Rita

Afroza Khanam Rita
Afroza Khanam Rita
আফরোজা খানম রিতা
	Rita in 2026
Minister of food
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 August 2026
Prime Minister	Tarique Rahman
Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism
	In office; 17 February 2026 – 21 August 2026
Prime Minister	Tarique Rahman
Preceded by	Sheikh Bashir Uddin
Succeeded by	M. Rashiduzzaman Millat
Member of Parliament
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 February 2026
Preceded by	Zahid Maleque
Constituency	Manikganj-3
Personal details
Born	4 April 1962; Manikganj, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Relations	Mahmudur Rahman (brother-in-law)
Parent	Harunur Rashid Khan Monno (father)
Occupation	Politician
Website	afrozakhanamrita.com

Afroza Khanam Rita (born 4 April 1962)^[1] is a Bangladeshi politician. She is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Manikganj-3 constituency as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.^[2] She is the incumbent minister of food.^[3]^[4]

Career

In February 2026, Rita won the 13th Bangladeshi general election contesting at the Manikganj-3 constituency securing 166,175 votes while her nearest opponent Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis candidate Md Sayid Nur received 62,916 votes.^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

↑ "VoteDB candidates". Vote BD. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
↑ Momin, Abdul (13 February 2026). "মাঠে সক্রিয়তা, পারিবারিক উত্তরাধিকার—আফরোজার বিপুল জয়ের পেছনের কারণ" [Activism on the field, family legacy—the reasons behind Afroza's huge win]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 February 2026.
↑ "PM Tarique Rahman Cabinet Reshuffle | Message: Performance will be watched". www.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 23 August 2026. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
↑ "Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers". Prothom Alo. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
↑ "মানিকগঞ্জ-৩ আসনে বিপুল ভোটে বিজয়ী আফরোজা খানম রিতা" [Afroza Khanam Rita wins Manikganj-3 constituency with a huge margin of votes]. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 February 2026.
↑ "১৫১ কেন্দ্রের ১৪৮টিতেই জয় পেয়েছেন আফরোজা খানম রিতা" [Afroza Khanam Rita won in 148 out of 151 constituencies]. Kaler Kantho. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
↑ "মানিকগঞ্জ-৩ আসনে বিপুল ভোটে আফরোজা খানম রিতার জয়" [Afroza Khanam Rita wins Manikganj-3 constituency by a huge margin]. Daily Naya Diganta. 13 February 2026.

[1] "VoteDB candidates". Vote BD. Retrieved 14 February 2026.

[2] Momin, Abdul (13 February 2026). "মাঠে সক্রিয়তা, পারিবারিক উত্তরাধিকার—আফরোজার বিপুল জয়ের পেছনের কারণ" [Activism on the field, family legacy—the reasons behind Afroza's huge win]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 February 2026.

[3] "PM Tarique Rahman Cabinet Reshuffle | Message: Performance will be watched". www.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 23 August 2026. Retrieved 23 August 2026.

[4] "Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers". Prothom Alo. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.

[5] "মানিকগঞ্জ-৩ আসনে বিপুল ভোটে বিজয়ী আফরোজা খানম রিতা" [Afroza Khanam Rita wins Manikganj-3 constituency with a huge margin of votes]. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 February 2026.

[6] "১৫১ কেন্দ্রের ১৪৮টিতেই জয় পেয়েছেন আফরোজা খানম রিতা" [Afroza Khanam Rita won in 148 out of 151 constituencies]. Kaler Kantho. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.

[7] "মানিকগঞ্জ-৩ আসনে বিপুল ভোটে আফরোজা খানম রিতার জয়" [Afroza Khanam Rita wins Manikganj-3 constituency by a huge margin]. Daily Naya Diganta. 13 February 2026.

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