| Jannat Ara Henry | |
| Native Name: | জান্নাত আরা হেনরী |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Birth Date: | 1972 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kamarkhanda, Sirajganj, Bangladesh |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Constituency Mp: | Sirajganj-2 |
| Parliament: | Bangladesh |
| Predecessor: | Md. Habibe Millat |
| Term Start: | 29 January 2024 |
| Term End: | 6 August 2024 |
| Party: | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouses: | Labu Talukder |
Jannat Ara Henry Talukder (born on 22 June 1972) is a Bangladeshi politician. She is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Sirajganj-2 constituency.[1] [2] She is serving as the joint general secretary of Bangladesh Awami League at the Sirajganj District.[2]
Jannat Ara Henry served as the joint general secretary and the secretary of environment and forrest affairs of Bangladesh Awami League's women division.[2] In 2008 Bangladeshi general election, she got nomination from Awami League for representing the Sirajganj-2 constituency while serving as a high school teacher.[3] She lost the election to Rumana Mahmood from Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[3]
Under Awami League government’s patronage, she later joined the board of directors of Sonali Bank and founded a contract-based construction firm.[3] It helped to boost her personal wealth by nearly 9,300% in 16 years, as documented at her wealth information disclosure to the Election Commission in late 2023.[3] She won the 2024 Bangladeshi general election from the same Sirajganj-2 constituency and became a Jatiya Sangsad member on 29 January 2024.[4]
At the aftermath of the 2024 non-cooperation movement, Henry lost her membership at the parliament on 6 August 2024, serving just less than 7 months.[5] On 30 September, she, along with her husband, Labu Talukder were arrested in Moulvibazar in a case filed over attacks on 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement protests in Sirajganj Sadar Upazila.[3] [6]