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Rebecca Momin (15 May 1947 – 11 July 2023) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Netrokona-4 constituency for three terms from 2009 until her death in 2023.

Life and career

Momin was born on 15 May 1947, in Mohanganj, Netrokona, Bengal Province, British India. She was married to former Food Minister of Bangladesh Abdul Momin.

Momin was elected to parliament in the January 2009 Bangladesh general elections as a candidate of the Bangladesh Awami League from Netrokona-4 in Netrokona District. Momin was re-elected to parliament in the January 2014 Bangladesh general elections as a candidate of the same party. She was one of 17 women elected to parliament that year.

Momin was the chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs. She controversially defended the government law lowering of the marriage age in Bangladesh from 18 to 16. She stated that in certain cases of teen pregnancy the girl can be married to prevent social stigma, while her opponents had argued that less than two percent of young girls marry due to unplanned pregnancy. She had said that she personally did not support the lowering of the marriage age but could not do anything, as the Prime Minister is also in charge of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs. She faced criticism in December 2014 after stating that the reason for the increase in incidents of rape in Bangladesh was due to women's clothes and their ability to travel outside their homes.

Death

Momin died on 11 July 2023, at the age of 76.

References

1. "Netrokona-4 MP Rebecca Momin passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
2. "Constituency 160 Netrokona-4". Bangladesh Government.
3. "AL lawmaker Rebecca Momin passes away". BSS. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
4. "Women MPs vow to ensure women's empowerment". The Daily Star. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
5. "17 women elected MPs in 10th JS". The Daily Star. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
6. Sattar, Maher; Barry, Ellen (27 February 2017). "Bangladesh Weakens Longstanding Law Against Underage Marriage". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
7. "In Bangladesh, child brides face a grim reality". ucanews.com. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
8. "Rebecca's remarks on women condemned". The Daily Star. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
9. "Netrokona-4 MP Rebecca Momin passes away". Jaco News 24. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.

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