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Bangladeshi politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hasina Murshed was a Bengali politician, educationist, and Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly.
Hasina Murshed | |
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Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1937–1945 | |
Succeeded by | Husan Ara Begum[1] |
Constituency | Women's (Calcutta) |
Personal details | |
Spouse | Syed Manzoor Murshed |
Children | Syed Tanweer Murshed |
Relatives | Yasmeen Murshed (daughter-in-law) |
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]