Fatema Chowdhury Paru

Fatema Chowdhury Paru (4 August 1944 – 25 December 2002) was a politician from Sylhet district in Bangladesh who was a member of parliament for the reserved 24-seat constituency.

Fatema Chowdhury Paru
ফাতেমা চৌধুরী পারু
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Reserved Women's Seat–24
In office 5 March 1991 – 30 March 1996
In office 2 April 1979 – 24 March 1982
Preceded by	Position created
Personal details
Born	(1944-08-04)4 August 1944 Sylhet, Assam Province, British India
Died	25 December 2002(2002-12-25) (aged 58) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Relations	Yamin Chowdhury (brother) Mahmudul Amin Chowdhury (cousin)
Alma mater	Sylhet Government Women's College

Early life

Paru was born on 4 August 1944 in Rankeli village of Golapganj Upazila, Sylhet District, East Bengal, British India.^[1] She was the first daughter of the late Abdul Hamid Hamdu Miah. In 1973, she passed HSC from Sylhet Government Women's College. Her brother Yamin Chowdhury received the title of Bir Bikram.^[2]

Career

Paru was a member of parliament nominated by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from the women's seat 24 of the second, fifth and sixth Jatiya Sangsad. She has died.^[3][4][5]