Discussion
Ask a question about 'Ivy Rahman' Start a new discussion about 'Ivy Rahman' Answer questions from other users |
Ivy Rahman (July 7, 1944 - August 24, 2004) was a
BangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
i politician. She was the Women's Affairs secretary of Awami League. She was killed in the 2004 Dhaka Grenade Attacks launched by Islamist terrorists.
Rahman was married to
Zillur RahmanMd. Zillur Rahman is the President of Bangladesh and a senior presidium member of the Awami League...
, who is the current
President of BangladeshSince 1991, the President of Bangladesh is the head of state, a largely ceremonial post elected by the parliament. Since 1996, the President's role becomes more important after the term of the government has finished, when his executive authority is enhanced as laid down in the constitution of the...
.
Early life
Ivy Rahman was born Jebun Nahar Ivy on July 7, 1944. Her father was the principal of
Dhaka College , located in Dhaka, is one of Bangladesh's earliest and most prestigious higher educational institutions. It offers both four years bachelor's and one years masters course in various majors, but it is best known for HSC...
. She married
Zillur RahmanMd. Zillur Rahman is the President of Bangladesh and a senior presidium member of the Awami League...
in 1958. They had two daughters and a son.
Death
On August 21, 2004, Ivy Rahman was present at an Awami League political rally in
DhakaDhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
. After the speech by
Sheikh HasinaSheikh Hasina is a Bangladeshi politician and current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She has been the President of the Awami League, a major political party, since 1981. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh and widow of a reputed nuclear...
ended, Islamist terrorists launched a coordinated
grenadeA grenade is a small explosive device that is projected a safe distance away by its user. Soldiers called grenadiers specialize in the use of grenades. The term hand grenade refers any grenade designed to be hand thrown. Grenade Launchers are firearms designed to fire explosive projectile grenades...
attack on the Awami league leaders. Rahman was injured in the grenade blast, and both of her legs were blown off. After 3 days, she died on 24 August 2004, in the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka.