Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu

Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu is a social worker and mother-in-law of Tarique Rahman.[1] She was awarded the Independence Day Award in 1995.[2] She has published poetry books she and does watercolor paintings.[3][4]

Biography

Banu founded SUROVI in 1979 which provides schooling for child domestic workers with her own maid being the first student of the school.[5]

Banu received the Special Award for women from Kazi Mahbubullah and Begum Zebunnessa Janakalyan Trust in 1988.[6]

Banu was married to Mahbub Ali Khan, former chief of naval staff of the Bangladesh Navy.[7][8] Their daughter, Zubaida Rahman, married Tarique Rahman, son of then prime minister Khaleda Zia and former president Ziaur Rahman, in 1993.[7] Banu is the mother-in-law of Tarique Rahman, son of Khaleda Zia.[9]

In 2007, the Anti Corruption Commission 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.[10][11]

In January 2014, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against Banu for not submitting her wealth statement to the commission.[12]

In 2017, Bangladesh Supreme Court squashed a corruption case against her by the Anti-Corruption Commission for improper paperwork.[13]

In June 2019, Banu and other relatives visited former prime minister Khaleda Zia, while she was receiving treatment Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, who had been in prison since 8 February 2018.[14]

Bibliography

References

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  2. ^ "Independence Day Award" (PDF). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Watercolor Flower Series". Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  4. ^ a b c "Literary Works of Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu". Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  5. ^ "SUROVI NGO Job Circular | সুরভি এনজিও এ নিয়োগ বিজ্ঞপ্তি". Sarkari Niyog. 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  6. ^ "Begum Zebunnessa and Kazi Mahboobullah Janakalyan Trust". Lha Charitable Trust. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  7. ^ a b "Tarique's wife Zubaida fired from work". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  8. ^ "Photo Gallery". Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  9. ^ "Tarique's mother-in-law gets bail upon surrender". banglanews24.com. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Hearing on accepting charge-sheet in graft case against Zubaida Nov 1 | News". BSS. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  11. ^ "Arrest warrant issued against Tarique Rahman and wife in graft case". The Business Standard. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  12. ^ "Tarique's mother-in-law sued". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  13. ^ "Trial against Tarique's mother-in-law halted". The Daily Star. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Relatives meet Khaleda Zia". RTV. Retrieved 2022-11-01.