He was a politician of the Bangladesh Awami League and member of parliament from the Barisal-5 constituency of Barisal District.
She was sworn into office on 22 June 2014 by Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, the speaker of the parliament.
Her opponent in the election, Saiful Islam Liton, from the Bangladesh Nationalist Front filed a case against her on 8 June 2017.
Liton accused Afroz of pressuring the independent candidate, Syed Moazzem Hossain, into stepping down from the election through the usage of information obtained illegally from the Bangladesh Election Commission returning officer.
Her husband was the president of Barisal City Awami League and member of parliament from Barisal-5.