Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib | |
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শেখ ফজিলাতুন্নেছা মুজিব | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Begum Fazilatunnesa 8 August 1930 Tungipara, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 15 August 1975 (aged 45) Dacca, Bangladesh |
| Manner of death | Assassination by firearm |
| Resting place | Banani graveyard |
| Spouse | |
| Children | |
| Relatives | See Tungipara Sheikh family |
Begum Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib[1] (Bengali: শেখ ফজিলাতুন্নেছা মুজিব; 8 August 1930[2][3] – 15 August 1975[3][4]), commonly known as Begum Mujib;[1][5] and also known by her nickname Renu (Bengali: রেনু),[6] was the wife of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first President of Bangladesh. She is the mother of Sheikh Hasina, the leader of the Awami League from 2009-2024. She was killed along with her husband, brother-in-law, 3 sons and 2 daughters-in-law.[7]
- ^ a b "Begum Fazilatunnessa Mujib . . . woman of moral power". The Business Standard. 8 August 2022. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Fazilatunnesa Mujib's birthday today". Daily Sun. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Begum Mujib: A tribute". The Daily Star. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib's 81st birth anniversary today". The Daily Star. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "BUP observes birth anniv of Begum Mujib". New Age. 9 August 2023.
- ^ Asamapta Atmajibanee. The University Press Limited, Penguin Books and Oxford University Press. 2012. ISBN 9789845061100.
- ^ "Cabinet Pays Homage to Bangladesh's Founding President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman". New Age. Retrieved 9 December 2015.