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State Minister for Finance makes rail journey with commoners

State Minister for Finance makes rail journey with commoners

Shawdesh Desk:

Country’s first female State Minister for Finance Waseqa Ayesha Khan travelled on a train with other common passengers to visit her hometown Chattogram on Thursday.

The newly-appointed state minister started her journey on Sonar Bangla Express from Dhaka at 7:00 am for Chattogram. She was seen performing her official tasks during the journey.

The passengers on the train expressed wonder and happiness to see the state minister, terming it “an excellent gesture from a public representative.” They also crowded the rail coach to capture photographs with the state minister.

Waseqa Ayesha Khan was elected Member of Parliament (MP) in 2014, 2018 and 2024 consecutively as an Awami League candidate for reserved women’s seat-31 (Chattogram).

In 2019, she became Awami League’s Finance and Planning secretary. Currently, she is the vice-president of Mahila Awami League.

She joined the cabinet as state minister for Finance on 1 March 2024 after the 12th national election.

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