Hosne Ara Rahman Explained

Hosne Ara Rahman
Office:4th First Lady of Bangladesh
Term Label:In role
Term Start:10 October 1991
Term End:9 October 1996
Predecessor:Rowshan Ershad
Successor:Anowara Begum
President:Abdur Rahman Biswas
Birth Date:c. 1934
Death Date:17 June 2017
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting Place:Banani graveyard
Spouse:Abdur Rahman Biswas (?–2017; her death)
Children:Seven
Party:Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Hosne Ara Rahman (1934 – 17 June 2017) was a Bangladeshi public figure, former First Lady of Bangladesh, and the wife of former President Abdur Rahman Biswas. Rahman served as the country's First Lady from 10 October 1991, until 9 October 1996.[1]

Rahman died from complications of old age at United Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 17 June 2017, aged 83.[1]

She was also a cousin of Rashed Khan Menon, the Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism. Her funeral rites were held at the Gulshan Azad Mosque in Gulshan Thana with burial at the Banani Graveyard.[1]

Her widower, Abdur Rahman Biswas, died just months later on 3 November 2017. He was also buried in Banani Graveyard.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ex-president Abdur Rahman Biswas' wife passes away . . 17 June 2017 . 2017-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171217125635/http://www.newagebd.net/article/18107/index.php . 2017-12-17 . live.
  2. News: Abdur Rahman Biswas laid to rest . . 4 November 2017 . 2017-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171104154649/http://www.banglanews24.com/english/politics/article/64779/abdur-rahman-biswas-laid-to-rest . 2017-11-04 . live.