Personal Life
Hussain Mohammad Ershad is married to Raushan Ershad, they have Shad Ershad..
A woman named Mary Mumtaz filed a suit against Ershad in USA, seeking dissolution of marriage. She alleged that he had abandoned her, thereby asked for inter alia, an award for spousal maintenance and distribution of marital properties. However, as per USA constitution of Immunity from Prosecution for Head of State of a Friendly Nation the proceedings did not follow. This alleged third marriage stays unconfirmed as the matter was not perused..
Ershad's daughter Mahajebin lives in London with her two children and husband. She has a MA in Graphics Design from London School of Art and a MA in Cultural Studies from London School of Economics.
His eldest son Shad Ershad ran into legal complications when he was arrested for allegedly abducting a 14-year-old girl, later the girl's father has been quoted as saying she is mentally unstable. Ershad claimed that this was a false accusation, made to discredit his party. Ershad filed suit at High Court of Bangladesh challenging the arrest.
Ershad has been linked by the media on different extra-marital affairs, which were on tabloids and newspapers in the country soon after his downfall which continued till 2006. His alleged affair with Zeenat Mosharraf, a member of Parliament almost removed him from the Chairmanship.
His marriage with Bidisha ended in a bitter divorce and sedition charges brought by the then BNP Government against Bidisha. H M Ershad divorced her for allegedly hiding her first marriage which still was not annulled at the time of their marriage.
His wife and former first lady of Bangladesh Mrs. Raushan Ershad was also elected as a Member of Parliament thrice in the elections of 1991, 1996 and 2001. She contested the elections of 2008 from Ershad's Jatiya Party again but lost her seat in a controversial seat sharing deal against the party's ally Awami League.
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