Скачать или смотреть Renowned Female Members of the Nawab Family ঢাকার নবাব বা‌ড়ির রমনীরা II Journalist Masud Karim

The Nawab family of Dhaka inspite of its reputed male members had a good number of female members who gained name and fame in the country.

In 1846 the whole properties of the Dhaka Nawab family entrred into a wakf pattern and family became united and in course of the volume of the estate increased. A generous woman of the family named Khadija Khanam alias Dhanbibi was behind the formation of the wakf.

The daughter of Nawab Ahsanullah Poribanu was a good horse rider and even earned a good name in embracing men. She used to run her estates by her own hand. Her daughter Zulekha Banu graduated from Calcutta University with distinction in the year 1926 to be first woman muslim graduate of this region. The neice of Nawab Salimullah was the secretary of the Nawab family ladies Club and gave reception to lady Karmichel.

Nawabzadi Meher Banu was artist of highest calibre and Nawabzadi Akhter Banu was a great social worker. Farhat Banu was a member of Pakistan Legeslative Assembly.

Begum Shamsunnahar Ahsanullah, a member of this family is a well known politician and Mrs Yasmen Murshed is a known educationalist.