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Rumeen Farhana wins Brahmanbaria-2 as an independentCEFR A1
10 Mar 2026
Adapted from Abhimanyu Bandyopadhyay, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Bornil Amin, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
66 words
- Rumeen Farhana is a politician in Bangladesh.
- She worked with the BNP party for a long time.
- She ran as an independent in 2026.
- Her election symbol was a duck.
- People called her the "Mother of Ducks".
- She won the seat by a large margin.
- She faced online and offline harassment.
- She says there was party conflict over nominations.
- Her father fought for independence long ago.
Difficult words
- politician — A person who works in government or politics.
- independent — Not part of any political party.
- symbol — A picture or object that shows an idea.
- harassment — Mean or harmful behaviour to a person.
- margin — The difference in votes between candidates.
- nomination — The choice of a person to run for office.nominations
- independence — Freedom from control by another country.
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Discussion questions
- Do you like ducks?
- Have you ever voted in an election?
- Do you know any politician?
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