Razia Banu Explained

Razia Banu
Office:Member of Bangladesh Parliament
Term Start:7 March 1973
Term End:6 November 1976
Birth Date:24 June 1926
Death Date:10 May 1998
Party:Awami League
Relatives:A. K. Fazlul Huq (grandfather)
A. K. Faezul Huq (uncle)

Razia Banu (24 June 1926 – 10 May 1998)[1] was an Awami League politician in Bangladesh and the former Member of the Bangladesh Parliament of women's reserved seat.

Early life and family

Razia Banu was born in the District of Dacca in the erstwhile Bengal Presidency, to a Bengali Muslim family. Her father Wazir Ali, son of Baiyam Mia, was the first Bengali Muslim SDO. Her mother, Nafisa Bibi, was the daughter of A. K. Fazlul Huq, the first Prime Minister of Bengal, and the sister of Bangladeshi politician A. K. Faezul Huq.

Career

In 1954, Banu was elected to the East Bengal Legislative Assembly. After the independence of Bangladesh, she was elected to the first Jatiya Sangsad from women's reserved seat as an Awami League candidate in 1973.[2]

Personal life

Banu was married to Syed Mahbubur Rahman, a Bangladesh government secretary from Batamara in Bhola.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-10-25 . রাজিয়া বানু: এক বিস্মৃত নাম, সংবিধান রচনা কমিটির একমাত্র নারী সদস্য . https://archive.today/20231025140216/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangla/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0/news-details-175606 . 2023-10-25 . 2023-10-25 . The Business Standard . en.
  2. Web site: "List of 1st Parliament Members" . Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). . 24 March 2021.
  3. Book: বরিশাল বিভাগের ইতিহাস. bn. 2010. Ahmed, Siraj Uddin. 1. Bhaskar Prakashani. Dhaka. বাটামারার সৈয়দ পরিবার. The Syed family of Batamara. History of the Barisal Division.