Khaleda Khanam
Khaleda Khanam (c. 1949 – 11 September 2022) was a veteran of Bangladesh Liberation war, educator, and Awami League politician. She served as a member of parliament and parliamentary whip.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Khanam was a professor and head of the Department of Political Science at Lalmatia Govt. Mohila College. She retired from academia in 2009.[2] She was the general secretary of the Bangladesh National Society for the Blind.[3]
Khanam was the General Secretary and Co-Vice President of the Bangladesh Mohila Awami League.[2][4]
Khanam served as a Whip in the Bangladesh Parliament from the women's reserved seat in 1996.[1]
Death
[edit]Khanam passed away on 11 September 2022.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "List of Hon'ble Members of Parliament elected in the 7th Parliament" (PDF). National Parliament. Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
- ^ a b c "'চট্টগ্রামের অগ্নিকন্যা'". DW. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Sakib, Nazmus (11 September 2022). "Ex-AL lawmaker Khaleda Khanum passes away". Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b "বীর মুক্তিযোদ্ধা খালেদা খানম ইন্তেকাল করেছে". BSS. 11 September 2022. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "বীর মুক্তিযোদ্ধা খালেদা খানম ইন্তেকাল করেছে". ABNEWS24. Retrieved 15 February 2024.