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Hosne Ara Rahman (c. 1934 – 17 June 2017) was a Bangladeshi public figure, former
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, and the wife of former
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. Rahman served as the country's First Lady from 10 October 1991, until 9 October 1996. Rahman died from complications of old age at United Hospital in
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, on 17 June 2017, aged 83. She was also a cousin of
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, the Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism. Her funeral rites were held at the Gulshan Azad Mosque in
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with burial at the Banani Graveyard. Her widower, Abdur Rahman Biswas, died just months later on 3 November 2017. He was also buried in Banani Graveyard.


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1934 births 2017 deaths First ladies of Bangladesh Burials at Banani Graveyard Politicians from Dhaka People from Dhaka {{Bangladesh-politician-stub