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 byHusan Ara Begum[1]
ConstituencyWomen's (Calcutta)
Personal details
SpouseSyed Manzoor Murshed
ChildrenSyed Tanweer Murshed
RelativesYasmeen Murshed (daughter-in-law)

Biography

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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.[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

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  1. ^ Reed, Sir Stanley, ed. (1947). The Indian Year Book.
  2. ^ "Yasmeen Murshed". nawabbari.com. Nawab Bari. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  3. ^ Basu, Anasuya. "Love and politics". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ The Indian Year Book. Bennett, Coleman & Company. 1942. p. 77. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  6. ^ 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.