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Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu
Bangladeshi social worker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu is a Bangladeshi social worker.[1][2] She is the mother-in-law of politician Tarique Rahman and wife of former Bangladesh Navy chief Mahbub Ali Khan.[3] She was awarded the Independence Award in 1995.[4] She has published poetry books and does watercolor paintings.[5][6]
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Banu founded SUROVI in 1979 which provides schooling for child domestic workers with her own maid being the first student of the school.[7][8][9]
Banu received the Special Award for women from Kazi Mahbubullah and Begum Zebunnessa Janakalyan Trust in 1988.[10]
Banu was married to Mahbub Ali Khan, former chief of naval staff of the Bangladesh Navy.[11][12] Their daughter, Zubaida Rahman, married Tarique Rahman, son of then prime minister Khaleda Zia and former president Ziaur Rahman, in 1993.[11] Banu is the mother-in-law of Tarique Rahman, son of Khaleda Zia.[13]
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.[14][15]
In January 2014, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against Banu for not submitting her wealth statement to the commission.[16]
In 2017, Bangladesh Supreme Court squashed a corruption case against her by the Anti-Corruption Commission for improper paperwork.[17]
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.[18]
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