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Syeda Shahar Banu was born on 1914 in Jagannathpur, Sylhet, British Raj, is an A 20th-century Bengalis. Discover Syeda Shahar Banu's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?

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Occupation Politician
Age 69 years old
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Born 1914
Birthday 1914
Birthplace Jagannathpur, Sylhet, British Raj
Date of death 21 October, 1983
Died Place 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
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Who Is Syeda Shahar Banu's Husband?

Her husband is Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz

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Children Abu Ahmad Abdul Muhsi Abul Maal Abdul Muhith AK Abdul Mubin AK Abdul Momen Dr Shahla Khatun

Syeda Shahar Banu Net Worth

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1914

Syeda Shahar Banu (āĻ¸ā§ˆāĻ¯āĻŧāĻĻāĻž āĻļāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§; 1914–1983) was a leader of the Bengali language movement and pioneer of the women's rights movement in Sylhet.

Syeda Shahar Banu Chowdhury was born in 1914 in the village of Syedpur in Jagannathpur, Sunamganj Subdivision.

Her father, Syed Abul Bashar Chowdhury, was the son of mystic poet Syed Ashhar Ali Chowdhury, and the grandson of zamindar Dewan Syed Ajmal Ali Chowdhury.

The family inherited the titles from ancestor Dewan Syed Wasil Ali Chowdhury, who was appointed the Sadar-e-Ala and Dewan in the Nawabi period.

Shahar Banu's entrance into social activism was inspired by her husband, Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz, who was a politician and advocate.

1945

She contributed in the establishment of the Sylhet Women's Muslim League, a branch of the All-India Muslim League, and served as its co-chairwoman from 1945 to 1948.

She later became the president of the Sylhet Women's Association.

Shahar Banu was the first female Muslim MP at the Assam Legislative Council.

1947

She also played an important role in the lead-up to the 1947 Sylhet referendum and the establishment of Sylhet Government Women's College.

In the lead up to the 1947 Sylhet referendum, she travelled across many homes organising the women.

At the same time, she had to work at risk, ignoring the strong constraints of the conservative society and the Indian National Congress.

She was also linked with the Sylhet Government Women's College from the very beginning.

As early as 1947, Shahar Banu took part in the Bengali language movement.

A memorandum was handed over to Khawaja Nazimuddin, erstwhile Chief Minister of East Bengal, by the women of Sylhet District demanding to make Bengali the state language.

Shahar Banu Chowdhury was one of the initiators and signatories of this historic memorandum.

She was one of the leaders in all the movements for language in Sylhet.

Along with Zobeda Khanom Chowdhury, another language activist, and others, they were prosecuted by various pro-Pakistani quarters for their struggle for language rights.

They were subjected to various social stigmas, ranging from slander in newspapers.

1950

When the college was about to close in 1950, she tried her best to keep it alive.

She used to inspire girls to get education.

She went from house to house to get the metric-passed girls admitted to college.

1983

Syeda Shahar Banu died on 21 October 1983.

She had several children with her husband Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz, such as Abu Ahmad Abdul Muhsi, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith (former Finance Minister of Bangladesh), AK Abdul Mubin, AK Abdul Momen (incumbent Minister of Foreign Affairs for Bangladesh) and Dr Shahla Khatun.