Ismat Ara Sadique (1 September 1941 – 21 January 2020) was a

Bangladesh Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...

politician and the state minister of the

Ministry of Primary and Mass Education The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (; abbreviated as MoPME) is the ministry responsible for primary (class I-VIII) and mass education in Bangladesh. Secondary, vocational and tertiary educations is the responsibility of the Ministry of E ...

and

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. She was elected 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 Jessore-6 constituency from 2014 until her death.

Early life

Sadique was born on 1 September 1941 in Shatani House in

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. In 1956, she graduated from Bogra VM Girls school, and in 1958 from Holy Cross College, Dhaka. In 1960, she graduated from Eden College, Dhaka.

Career

Sadique joined the Bangladesh Awami League in 1992. She established a women's unit in Keshabpur in 1996. From 2009 to 2013 she served in the Bangladesh Women Welfare Council. She was the president of Shathi Samajkalayan Sangstha, a charity providing free treatment to students and school supplies. She was made state minister of primary and mass education on 12 January 2014. Later, she was made the state minister of public administration on 15 January 2014.

Personal life

Sadique was married to ASHK Sadek. Her husband was a Bangladesh Awami League politician, member of parliament, and former minister of education. They had two children. Her younger brother, Mamdudur Rahman Choudhury, was a former Jatiya Party minister.

Death

Sadique died on 21 January 2020 at the age of 78.

References

1942 births 2020 deaths People from Bogra District Politicians from Khulna Division Awami League politicians State ministers of public administration of Bangladesh Women government ministers of Bangladesh 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members 21st-century Bangladeshi women politicians Holy Cross College, Dhaka alumni {{Khulna-AL-politician-stub