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Moulvibazar`s girl Zotsna Islam elected Mayor of the London
Zotsna Islam, a Bangladeshi girl, has been elected as the Mayor of the London Borough of Redbridge. She is the daughter of Abdur Rahman Mannaf Mia of Ekatuna Union in Moulvibazar Sadar. He was appointed on May 19 at the annual virtual meeting of the Red Bridge Council.
The Bengali community considers Jotsna Rahman Islam's success as another Bangladeshi woman's success in Britain's mainstream politics. Earlier on 29 April 2021, he was elected Deputy Mayor of the London Borough of Redbridge.
Jotsna Islam and her husband Sam Islam have been serving as councilors of the same council. They have one son and one daughter in marriage. They live in Red Bridge, London.
Deputy Mayor Jotsna Rahman Islam was born in 1966 in London. But later he returned to the country with the wishes of his parents. He studied at Ali Amjad Government High School and Moulvibazar Government College in Moulvibazar.
He went to London again in 1986. Besides working in the local government there, he did his MBA. Jotsna Islam is currently serving as the Vice Chairman of Redbridge Labor Party.
Jotsna's younger sister Helen Islam, a cultural organizer, said that parents wanted their children to grow up in the education, literature, culture and social environment of Bangladesh and the United Kingdom. So he brought it to the country. My elder sister, Councilor Jotsna Islam, has brightened the face of the Bangladeshi community by being elected as the Mayor of the London Borough of Redbridge.
London community leader Mohammad Mokis Mansoor told Dhaka Post that our proud councilor of Moulvibazar district Zotsna has been elected as the mayor of London Borough of Redbridge. He has brightened the face of Bangladesh community. This success has come from working tirelessly with dedication and integrity since becoming a Redbridge councillor.
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