Razia Banu

Razia Banu
রাজিয়া বানু
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Reserved Women's Seat-4
In office 7 March 1973 – 6 November 1976
Preceded by	Position created
Personal details
Born	(1926-06-24)24 June 1926
Died	10 May 1998(1998-05-10) (aged 71)
Political 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Personal life

Banu was married to Syed Mahbubur Rahman, a Bangladesh government secretary from Batamara in Bhola.^[2]

References

1. "রাজিয়া বানু: এক বিস্মৃত নাম, সংবিধান রচনা কমিটির একমাত্র নারী সদস্য". The Business Standard. 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
2. Ahmed, Siraj Uddin (2010). "বাটামারার সৈয়দ পরিবার" [The Syed family of Batamara]. বরিশাল বিভাগের ইতিহাস [History of the Barisal Division] (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bhaskar Prakashani.
3. ""List of 1st Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 March 2021.