Hasina Murshed Explained

Hasina Murshed
Office1:Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
Term Start1:1937
Term End1:1945
Constituency1:Women's (Calcutta)
Successor1:Husan Ara Begum[1]
Spouse:Syed Manzoor Murshed
Children:Syed Tanweer Murshed
Relatives:Yasmeen Murshed (daughter-in-law)

Hasina Murshed was a Bengali politician, educationist, and Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly.

Biography

Hasina Murshed was married to Syed Manzoor Murshed, they had a son Syed Tanweer Murshed. She was her husbands second wife, his first wife was a member of Dhaka Nawab family. Syed Tanweer Murshed was married to Yasmeen Murshed, who was also a member of Dhaka Nawab family. Hasina was elected to the Bengal Legislative Assembly of British India in 1937.[2] She was the first women parliamentary secretary of Bengal. She was self-educated. She was one of the founders of Lady Brabourne College, the first college in Bengal for Muslim women.[3] She sat in the governing body of Lady Brabourne College.[4] She was awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) by the British Raj.[5] She was a member of the Coalition Party. In the Bengal Legislative Assembly, she talked about the importance of women's education and called for the building of women's college and hostels.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Indian Year Book. Reed, Sir Stanley. 1947.
  2. Web site: Yasmeen Murshed. nawabbari.com. Nawab Bari. 30 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201221006/http://www.nawabbari.com/bios/ymurshed.html. 1 February 2018. dead.
  3. News: Basu. Anasuya. Love and politics. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041601/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1111127/jsp/calcutta/story_14802377.jsp. dead. December 1, 2017. 30 November 2017. www.telegraphindia.com.
  4. Book: Amin. S. N.. The World of Muslim Women in Colonial Bengal, 1876-1939. 1996. BRILL. 9004106421. 169. en. 25 October 2020. 26 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240526191741/https://books.google.com/books?id=VcAfpv6x0m4C&q=Hasina+Murshed&pg=PA169#v=snippet&q=Hasina%20Murshed&f=false. live.
  5. Book: The Indian Year Book. 1942. Bennett, Coleman & Company. 77. en. 30 November 2017. 26 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240526191637/https://books.google.com/books?id=HV8dAQAAMAAJ&q=Begum+Hasina+Murshed. live.
  6. Book: Begum. Jahanara. The last decade of undivided Bengal: parties, politics & personalities. 1994. Minerva Associates (Publications). 9788185195605. 42. en. 30 November 2017. 26 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240526191655/https://books.google.com/books?id=6VpuAAAAMAAJ&q=Begum+Hasina+Murshed. live.

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