Farida Hasan
Farida Hasan | |
|---|---|
| Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | (aged 78) |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Spouse | Sayedul Hasan (died 1971) |
| Children | 2 |
Farida Hasan was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a member of parliament from a seat reserved for women.
Biography
Hasan was the founding general secretary of the cultural organization Chhayanaut. Her husband, Sayedul Hasan, came up with the name for the organization.[1] He was a leader of the National Awami Party (NAP).[2] He was killed by Pakistani forces in 1971.[3]
She was a member of the central committee of the NAP before she joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).[3] She was elected to parliament from a reserved seat as a BNP candidate in 1991.[4]
Hasan died on 7 August 2008 in Dhaka.[5]
References
- ^ Noor, Zahid Reza (14 April 2025). বটের ছায়ায় ছায়ানট [Shade in the shade of the banyan tree]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
- ^ Ishtiaq, Ahmad (9 February 2022). ভাষা আন্দোলনের অনন্য সৈনিক নাফিসা কবীর [Nafisa Kabir, a unique soldier of the language movement]. The Daily Star (in Bengali).
- ^ a b "Farida Hasan buried". bdnews24.com. 8 August 2008.
- ^ "List of 5th Jatiya Sangshad members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangshad. Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Farida Hasan passes away". The Daily Star. UNB. 8 August 2008.