Ivy Rahman
Ivy Rahman | |
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| আইভি রহমান | |
Bangladesh Awami League | |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Nazmul Hasan Papon |
Ivy Rahman (Bengali: আইভি রহমান; née Jebun Nahar Ivy; 7 July 1934 – 24 August 2004)[1] was a Bangladeshi politician. She was the Women's Affairs secretary of Awami League. She was assassinated in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack.[1][2]
Career
Rahman was the founding organizing secretary of Awami League's Women's wing,
From 1996 to 2001, Rahman served as the chair of Jatiya Mohila Sangstha and Bangladesh Jatiya Mohila Samabaya Samity. She was the president of Mohila Samity and General Secretary of Bangladesh Andhakalyan Samity until her death.[1]
Personal life
Ivy Rahman was born in Bhairab Upazila, Kishoreganj District.[1] She was the fifth among the eleven children of the principal of Dhaka College, Jalal Uddin Ahmed and Hasina Begum.[1] Her elder sister Shamsur Nahar Siddique (died 4 August 2017) was the mother-in-law of Bangladesh Awami League politician Sheikh Rehana.[1] She married fellow Awami League politician
Death
On 21 August 2004, Rahman was present at an Awami League political rally in
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Country crippled in hartal, Rail links collapse; cops club CPB leader Selim; today's hartal curtailed to 1pm". The Daily Star. 25 August 2004.
- ^ "7 years and counting, Aug 21, 2004 grenade attack cases stall at Speedy Trial Tribunal". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim; Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra. "Not dead, not living either". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Ivy Rahman's anniversary of death today". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Ivy Rahman's anniversary of death today". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "That was first ever govt sponsored hit: Suranjit". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Prime minister attends Ivy Rahman's Milad". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 10 January 2016.