[1] Merina has eight siblings including the former president of Bangladesh Hussain Muhammad Ershad,[2] banker Mozammel Hossain Lalu and politician GM Quader.
Their daughter Dr. Mehe Zebunnesa Rahman is the director of the BBA Program at North South University alongside being an associate professor there.
[6] Merina's younger son, Ahsan Adelur Rahman has been serving as a member of parliament from the Nilphamari-4 constituency from Jatiya Party (Ershad) from 30 December 2018.
[11] Her nomination was cancelled after the Bangladesh Election Commission found that the signature given was not authentic, due to an error on part of her sponsor.
[15] She was part of a parliamentary probe committee formed on 20 March 2016 to look into recruitment activities related to the Climate Change Trust.