Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu

Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu
সৈয়দা ইকবাল মান্দ বানু
OccupationSocial worker
Spouse
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(died 1984)​
ChildrenZubaida Rahman (daughter)
Relatives
AwardsIndependence Award (1995)

Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu is a Bangladeshi social worker.[1][2] She is the mother-in-law of politician Tarique Rahman and wife of former Bangladesh Navy chief Mahbub Ali Khan.[3] She was awarded the Independence Award in 1995.[4] She has published poetry books and does watercolor paintings.[5][6]

Career

Banu founded SUROVI in 1979 which provides schooling for child domestic workers with her own maid being the first student of the school.[7][8][9]

Banu received the Special Award for women from Kazi Mahbubullah and Begum Zebunnessa Janakalyan Trust in 1988.[10]

In 2007, the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against Syed Iqbal Mand Banu, Zubaida Rahman, and Tarique Rahman for 48.1 million taka in unexplained wealth with Kafrul Police Station.[11][12]

In January 2014, ACC filed a case against Banu for not submitting her wealth statement to the commission.[13]

In 2017, Bangladesh Supreme Court squashed a corruption case against her by ACC for improper paperwork.[14]

In June 2019, Banu and other relatives visited Khaleda Zia, while she was receiving treatment Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, who had been in prison since 8 February 2018.[15]

Family

Banu was married to Mahbub Ali Khan, former chief of naval staff of the Bangladesh Navy.[16][17] Their daughter, Zubaida Rahman, married Tarique Rahman, son of then prime minister Khaleda Zia and former president Ziaur Rahman, in 1993.[16] Banu is the mother-in-law of Tarique Rahman, son of Khaleda Zia.[18]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "Zubaida Rahman visits ailing mother at hospital". BSS. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Tears of Reunion: Zubaida embraces ailing mother at hospital after 17 years". United News of Bangladesh. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Graft case against BNP leader Tarique Rahman's mother-in-law dismissed". bdnews24.com. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Independence Day Award" (PDF). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Watercolor Flower Series". Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  6. 1 2 3 "Literary Works of Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu". Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  7. ↑ "'সুরভী'র শিশুদের ভালোবাসায় সিক্ত জোবাইদা রহমান". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Surovi". www.surovi.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "ডা. জোবাইদা রহমানের ভালোবাসার পরশ 'সুরভী'র শিশুদের". news24bd.tv (in Bengali). 6 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Begum Zebunnessa and Kazi Mahboobullah Janakalyan Trust". Lha Charitable Trust. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  11. ↑ "Hearing on accepting charge-sheet in graft case against Zubaida Nov 1". BSS. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  12. ↑ "Arrest warrant issued against Tarique Rahman and wife in graft case". The Business Standard. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  13. ↑ "Tarique's mother-in-law sued". banglanews24.com. 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  14. ↑ "Trial against Tarique's mother-in-law halted". The Daily Star. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  15. ↑ "Relatives meet Khaleda Zia". RTV. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  16. 1 2 "Tarique's wife Zubaida fired from work". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  17. ↑ "Photo Gallery". Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  18. ↑ "Tarique's mother-in-law gets bail upon surrender". banglanews24.com. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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