Hasina Murshed was a Bengali politician, educationist, and Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly.
Hasina Murshed | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Biography
editHasina 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]
References
edit- ^ Reed, Sir Stanley, ed. (1947). The Indian Year Book.
- ^ "Yasmeen Murshed". nawabbari.com. Nawab Bari. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Basu, Anasuya. "Love and politics". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Amin, S. N. (1996). The World of Muslim Women in Colonial Bengal, 1876-1939. BRILL. p. 169. ISBN 9004106421. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ The Indian Year Book. Bennett, Coleman & Company. 1942. p. 77. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Begum, Jahanara (1994). The last decade of undivided Bengal: parties, politics & personalities. Minerva Associates (Publications). p. 42. ISBN 9788185195605. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2017.