Tarana Halim

Tarana Halim (born 16 August 1966) is a Bangladeshi politician, former lawyer, television and film actress and playwright. In January 2018, she was appointed as the State Minister of Information. Earlier, she served as the state minister of the Post and Telecommunications Division under the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the Government of Bangladesh since July 2014.

Tarana Halim
তারানা হালিম
Halim in 2017
Minister of State for Information
In office
3 January 2018  7 January 2019
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byHasanul Haq Inu
Succeeded byZunaid Ahmed Palak
Minister of State for Post and Telecommunications
In office
14 July 2015  3 January 2018
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Member of Parliament
In office
14 January 2014  January 2019
Preceded byParvin Talukder Maya
Succeeded byHosne Ara
ConstituencyReserved_Women's Seat-16
In office
25 January 2009  24 January 2014
Succeeded byLaila Arjuman Banu
ConstituencyReserved_Women's Seat-8
Personal details
Born (1966-08-16) August 16, 1966
Tangail, Bangladesh (Then East Pakistan)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s)Ahmed Rubel
(died 2024)
ParentM A Halim (father) Akhter Halim (mother)
EducationLLM
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
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