{{infobox officeholder , name = Hasna Jasimuddin Moudud , constituency_MP =

Noakhali-5 Noakhali-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency has remained vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Companiganj Upazila, Noakhali, Companiganj Up ...

, term_start = 10 July 1986 , term_end = 6 December 1990 , predecessor = Barrister Moudud Ahmed , successor = Moudud Ahmed , spouse = {{marriage,

Moudud Ahmed Moudud Ahmed (; 24 May 1940 – 16 March 2021) was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He was a standing committee member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Ahmed was elected as a Jatiya Sangsad member five times from the Noakhali-1 and Noak ...

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Jasimuddin Jasimuddin (; 1 January 1903 – 14 March 1976), popularly called Palli Kabi (), was a Bangladeshi poet, lyricist, composer and writer widely celebrated for his modern ballad sagas in the pastoral mode. Although his full name is Jasim Uddin Mol ...

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, occupation = Writer and environmentalist , birth_date = {{birth year and age, 1943} , children = 3 (2 deceased) Hasna Jasimuddin Moudud is a Bangladeshi writer, environmentalist and a retired politician who served as a

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

member representing the

constituency in the 3rd and 4th parliament during 1986–1990.

Family

Hasna was born to poet

(1903–1976) and Begum Mamtaz Jasimuddin (d. 2006).{{Cite news, url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2006/01/13/palli-kabi-jasimuddin-s-wife-passes-away, title=Palli Kabi Jasimuddin's wife passes away, work=bdnews24.com, access-date=2019-09-27, archive-date=27 September 2019, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927200929/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2006/01/13/palli-kabi-jasimuddin-s-wife-passes-away, url-status=dead Her siblings include Jamal Anwar, Firoz Anwar, Khurshid Anwar and Asma Elahi. Hasna is married to

, a

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (), popularly abbreviated as BNP (), is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 September 1978 by President of Bangladesh, President Ziaur Rahman, wit ...

politician and former

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and

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of Bangladesh until his death in 2021. Hasna's eldest son, Asif Momtaz Moudud, died at the age of 3. Her second son, Aman Momtaj Moudud, died of dengue fever in 2015.

Education

Moudud completed her bachelor's from the

in 1965 and master's from the

in 1969.

Career

Moudud was elected as the chairperson of 2015-2016 Bangladesh National Committee of

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members.{{Cite web, url=https://mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/2018/03/q-a-with-hasna-moudud-the-secret-history-of-the-silk-road/, title=Q + A with Hasna Jasimuddin Moudud: The Secret History of the Silk Road, publisher=The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, date=2018-03-22, language=en-US, access-date=2019-09-27 She is currently a Mittal Institute Research Affiliate and a former Senior Fellow at the

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. Moudud published a book, ''Mystic Poetry of Bangladesh'', in 2017 and ''Where Women Rule: South Asia''.{{Cite news , url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/charyapad-can-promote-communal-harmony-1384642, title=English translation of Charyapada launched, date=2017-04-01, work=The Daily Star, language=en, access-date=2019-09-27

Awards

* Anannya Top Ten Award (2004){{Cite news, url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/03/13/d50313060269.htm, title=Ten receive Anannya Award, work=The Daily Star, date=2005-03-13, access-date=2019-09-27, archive-date=15 July 2021, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715232905/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/03/13/d50313060269.htm, url-status=dead

References

{{Reflist {{authority control {{DEFAULTSORT:Jasimuddin Moudud, Hasna Living people 1946 births Bangladeshi women writers Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad University of Dhaka alumni University of Dayton alumni 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members 4th Jatiya Sangsad members Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) People from Companiganj Upazila, Noakhali Politicians from Chittagong Division {{Chittagong-politician-stub