Khaleda Khanam

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Khaleda Khanam (circa 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c "'চট্টগ্রামের অগ্নিকন্যা'". DW. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  3. ^ Sakib, Nazmus (2022-09-11). "Ex-AL lawmaker Khaleda Khanum passes away". Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  4. ^ a b "বীর মুক্তিযোদ্ধা খালেদা খানম ইন্তেকাল করেছে". BSS. 11 September 2022. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  5. ^ "বীর মুক্তিযোদ্ধা খালেদা খানম ইন্তেকাল করেছে". ABNEWS24. Retrieved 2024-02-15.