Farhat Banu Explained

Farhat Banu
Office1:Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
Term Start1:1937
Term End1:1945
Constituency1:Women's (Dacca)
Successor1:Anwara Khatun[1]
Death Date:19 February 1977
Father:Khwaja Atiqullah

Farhat Banu was a Member of the Dhaka Nawab family and member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly in British India. Her uncle was the Nawab of Dhaka, Sir Khwaja Salimullah.

Career

Farhat Banu was a Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly, the largest legislature in the British Raj.[2] She was also a member of the select committee and one 21 women members in that committee.[3] She introduced The Orphanages and Widows Home Act inn 1944 in the Bengal Legislative Assembly.[4] She gave a copy of the bill to Kumudini Basu, Secretary of the Nari Raksha Samiti.[5]

Personal life

Farhat Banu was married to Khwaja Shahabuddin of the Dhaka Nawab family in 1912. Khwaja Shahabuddin was the Governor of Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan and served as a Minister in the Cabinet of Pakistan. Khwaja Shahabuddin died on 9 February 1977 in Karachi, Pakistan.[6] Her father was Nawabzada Khwaja Atiqullah was also a member of the Dhaka Nawab family and her uncle, Sir Khwaja Salimullah, was the Nawab of Dhaka. Her son was Lieutenant General Khwaja Wasiuddin.[7] Her another son was Khwaja Zakiuddin, a banker in East Pakistan. Zakiuddin was married to Begum Binoo Zakiuddin, they had two daughters Almas Zakiuddin and Yasmeen Murshed and one son Zahed Zakiuddin.[8] Her husband's niece, Hashmat Ara Begum, was married to Khondoker Fazle Sobhan, one of their son is, noted economist Rehman Sobhan.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Indian Year Book. Reed, Sir Stanley. 1947.
  2. News: Wasiuddin. Aneela. In memory of Lt General Khwaja Wasiuddin. 28 November 2017. The Daily Star. The Daily Star. 22 September 2017. en.
  3. Book: Tripathi. Dwijendra. State and Business in India: A Historical Perspective. 1987. Manohar Publications. 9788185054261. 253. en.
  4. Book: Halim. M. Abdul. Social Welfare Legislation in Bangladesh. 1993. Oihik. 141. 28 November 2017. en.
  5. Book: The Modern Review. 1941. Modern Review Office.. 610. 28 November 2017. en.
  6. Web site: Shahabuddin, Khwaja. Alamgir. Mohammad. Banglapedia. 10 March 2016.
  7. Book: Banglapedia: national encyclopedia of Bangladesh. 2003. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. 9789843205841. 208. en.
  8. News: Khwaja Zakiuddin passes away. 18 January 2003. The Daily Star. 30 November 2017. en.
  9. News: In conversation with Professor Rehman Sobhan. 4 April 2015. The Daily Star. 30 November 2017. en.