2 Bangladeshi women elected as councillors in Australia

TBS Report

06 December, 2021, 12:45 pm

Last modified: 06 December, 2021, 01:42 pm

2 Bangladeshi women elected as councillors in Australia

TBS Report

06 December, 2021, 12:45 pm

Last modified: 06 December, 2021, 01:42 pm

Photo: Courtesy

Photo: Courtesy

For the first time, two Bangladesh-origin women have been elected as councillors in Australia.

They are - Sabrin Farooqui of the Labor Party and Sajeda Akter Sanjida of the Liberal Party.

Some 30 Bangladeshis contested this year's state council elections. Of them four are female candidates.

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The elections were held in 124 city councils in the state of New South Wales on 4 December.

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