5 Bangladeshi Muslim women representatives will contest elections in the United States

About 1 lakh 88 thousand Bangladeshis are currently living in the United States. However, there are very few of them who are working as government officials in the country. Hansen Clark is one of the best known. He is the first Congressman of the United States, born in Bangladesh.  He represented the Democrats in Michigan from 2011 to 2013. But this time women of Bangladeshi descent are going to make history in the country. 5 Bangladeshi Muslim women from the USA are going to contest in the next election.

Among them is Nabilah Islam, who will fight for the US Congress from Georgia. Sharmin Shahjahan, another of Bangladeshi descent, will run for re-election in Hanover Park, Illinois.

There is Marie Zubaida, who is going to run in the New York State Assembly. Another woman of Bangladeshi descent, Moumita Ahmed, will run for district leader from Queens. Another Bangladeshi woman, Shahana Hanif, is going to run for the New York City Council.

Nabila Islam said, "People who look like me are coming less in politics because it is very expensive to get elected here." She is going to be elected from the Seventh District of Georgia. It had the most competitive results in the 2018 elections. She said her mother contributed the most to her position today. She has worked hard to raise me and my brother. She has been working for a low salary all his life. From there, the thought of entering politics arose in me. The desire to do something for people like my mother brought me here. Nabila Islam may be the first Bangladeshi woman in the Congress.

According to Sharmin Shahjahan, Bangladeshis do not usually want to take this path because of their low involvement in local politics. Many people think that if we get involved in politics, it will change our future, it will affect the lives of our children. "When you become the first person in your community, you have to understand everything on your own," she said.

Shahana Hanif is a community organizer. Bangladeshis are one of the fastest-growing ethnic groups in New York. Marie Zubaida, another Bangladeshi who has emerged in US politics, said the five basic needs of the people in Bangladesh are food, clothing, shelter, education, and treatment. The same is true in the case of the United States, there is no difference. Fighting for these is a very common thing for Bangladeshis. The situation is similar in the United States. She could be the first Muslim woman in the New York State Assembly and the first Bangladeshi to win.

Moumita Ahmed said the election board could not accept changes of my name at first. As a result, they rejected her application. She said that everyone in Bangladesh grows up with a nickname that is different from her real name. So she wants to make her name Moumita from Atkia, it is rejected. The same problem is seen in the case of Marie Zubaida. However, when they went to court later, the verdict was in their favor.