Khaleda Khanam

Khaleda Khanam (circa 1949 – 11 September 2022) was a veteran of Bangladesh Liberation war, educator, and Awami League politician. She served as a member of parliament and parliamentary whip.[1][2]

Career

Khanam was a professor and head of the Department of Political Science at Lalmatia Govt. Mohila College. She retired from academia in 2009.[2] She was the general secretary of the Bangladesh National Society for the Blind.[3]

Khanam was the General Secretary and Co-Vice President of the Bangladesh Mohila Awami League.[2][4]

Khanam served as a Whip in the Bangladesh Parliament from the women's reserved seat in 1996.[1]

Death

Khanam passed away on 11 September 2022.[4][5]

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