Salma Islam


Salma Islam is a Bangladeshi Lawyer, Journalist, Politician, and a former MP of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad representing the Dhaka-1 constituency. She served as State Minister of Bangladesh Government for Ministry of Women and Children Affairs. She is the Member of Presidium as well as current Chairman of Dhaka of Jatiya Party.

Career

Islam served as the publisher and editor of Jugantor. She was elected to parliament from Dhaka-1 constituency in 2014 as a Jatiya Party candidate.

Personal life

Salma Islam is married to the owner of Jamuna Group Nurul Islam Babul with whom she has four children: Shamim Islam, Rozalin Islam, Monika Islam, and Soniya Islam.

Controversy

In May 2013, Salma Islam along with her husband Nurul Islam Babul and son Shamim Islam was sued by the National Board of Revenue for tax evasion and providing false information about their income. The 3 of the accused were charged for dodging over Tk. 45 crore in income tax and not submitting wealth statements of Tk. 155 crore in their tax returns. The NBR also filed cases against 7 companies of Jamuna Group.