Hasina Murshed
Hasina Murshed was a Bengali politician, educationist, and Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly.
Biography
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.[1] 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.[2] She sat in the governing body of Lady Brabourne College.[3] She was awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) by the British Raj.[4] 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.[5]
References
- ^ "Yasmeen Murshed". nawabbari.com. Nawab Bari. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Basu, Anasuya. "Love and politics". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Amin, S. N. (1996). The World of Muslim Women in Colonial Bengal, 1876-1939. BRILL. p. 169. ISBN 9004106421.
- ^ The Indian Year Book. Bennett, Coleman & Company. 1942. p. 77.
- ^ Begum, Jahanara (1994). The last decade of undivided Bengal: parties, politics & personalities. Minerva Associates (Publications). p. 42. ISBN 9788185195605.