Ivy Rahman (Bengali: আইভি রহমান; née Jebun Nahar Ivy; 7 July 1934 – 24 August 2004)[1] was a Bangladeshi politician. She was the women's affairs secretary of the Awami League. She was injured and later died following the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack.[1][2]
Ivy Rahman | |
|---|---|
| আইভি রহমান | |
 | |
| Born | Jebun Nahar Ivy 7 July 1934 |
| Died | 24 August 2004 (aged 70) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Cause of death | Succumbing from injuries of grenade attack |
Resting place | Banani Graveyard |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Nazmul Hasan Papon |
| Relatives | Shafique Ahmed Siddique (nephew) Tarique Ahmed Siddique (nephew) Sheikh Rehana (niece-in-law) |
| Awards | Independence Award |
Career
editRahman was the founding organizing secretary of the Awami League's women's wing,[3] Mohila Awami League, established by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1969.[1] She was elected women's affairs secretary of the Awami League Central Working Committee in 1978, and two years later she became the president of Mohila Awami League. She had served in those positions until 2002.[1]
From 1996 to 2001, Rahman served as the chair of Jatiya Mohila Sangstha and Bangladesh Jatiya Mohila Samabaya Samity. She was the president of Mohila Samity and general secretary of Bangladesh Andhakalyan Samity until her death.[1]
Personal life
editIvy Rahman was born in Bhairab Upazila, Kishoreganj District.[1] She was the fifth among the eleven children of the principal of Dhaka College, Jalal Uddin Ahmed, and Hasina Begum.[1] Her elder sister, Shamsur Nahar Siddique (1929-2017), was the mother-in-law of Bangladesh Awami League politician Sheikh Rehana.[1] She married fellow Awami League politician Zillur Rahman on 27 June 1958,[1] when she was 24 years old and he was 29 years old. Zillur Rahman became the president of Bangladesh in 2009. They had two daughters – Tania and Monia – and one son – Nazmul Hasan Papon.[1] Papon was an Awami League member of parliament and president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.[4]
Death and legacy
editOn 21 August 2004, Rahman was present at an Awami League political rally in Dhaka.[4] After a speech by the president of Awami League and then leader of the opposition, Sheikh Hasina, ended, some extremists, allegedly involved with Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami, launched a coordinated grenade attack on the Awami League leaders.[5] Ivy Rahman was injured in the grenade blast, and both of her legs were blown off. After three days, she died on 24 August 2004, in the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka. She was buried in Banani Graveyard.[6] She was given a posthumous Independence Award in 2009.[7]
Bangladesh's first swimming sports organizing and training swimming pool was posthumously named after her.[8]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Country crippled in hartal, Rail links collapse; cops club CPB leader Selim; today's hartal curtailed to 1pm". The Daily Star. 25 August 2004.
- ↑ "7 years and counting, Aug 21, 2004 grenade attack cases stall at Speedy Trial Tribunal". bdnews24.com. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim; Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra. "Not dead, not living either". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Ivy Rahman's anniversary of death today". The Daily Star. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "That was first ever govt sponsored hit: Suranjit". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Prime minister attends Ivy Rahman's Milad". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Independence Day Award goes to four". The Daily Star. 19 March 2009.
- ↑ "৭ দিনের মধ্যে স্কোরবোর্ডের অবস্থা জানতে চান পাপন". Dhaka Post. 28 May 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.