Sayera Khatun

Sayera Khatun was the matriarch of Sheikh-Wazed political family and mother of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh.[1] She is the grandmother of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina.

Biography

Sayera Khatun was married to Sheikh Lutfar Rahman. She lived in Tungipara Upazila, Gopalganj District. On 17 March 1920 she gave birth to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[2] She had seven children, four girls and three boys.[3]

Death and legacy

Sayera Khatun died on 31 March 1975 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[4] Sheikh Sayera Khatun Medical College and Hospital in Gopalganj District was named after her. The college was inaugurated by Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, on 1 January 2012. Sheikh Hasina is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the granddaughter of Sayera Khatun.[5] Her death anniversary is observed annually in Bangabandhu Bhaban and Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, by Bangladesh Awami League and members of the Sheikh-Wazed family members.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Hasina asks AL leaders to provide legal support to held party men". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Bangabandhu's birthday today". dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Rahman, Sheikh Mujibur (2012). Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: The Unfinished Memoirs. Penguin UK. ISBN 9788184757033. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "PM attends Milad for Sayera Khatun". bssnews.net. BSS. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Secret killings to be probed". The Daily Star. The Daily Star. BSS. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "PM attends milad for her grandmother". Daily Sun. The Daily Sun. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Milad held on death anniversary of Bangabandhu's mother". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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