Razia Banu

Razia Banu (রাজিয়া বানু, 24 June 1926 – 10 May 1998) was an Awami League politician in Bangladesh and the former Member of the Bangladesh Parliament of women's reserved seat.

Early life and family
Razia Banu was born in the District of Dacca in the erstwhile Bengal Presidency, to a Bengali Muslim family. Her father Wazir Ali, son of Baiyam Mia, was the first Bengali Muslim SDO. Her mother, Nafisa Bibi, was the daughter of A. K. Fazlul Huq, the first Prime Minister of Bengal, and the sister of Bangladeshi politician A. K. Faezul Huq.

Career
In 1954, Banu was elected to the East Bengal Legislative Assembly. After the independence of Bangladesh, she was elected to the first Jatiya Sangsad from women's reserved seat as an Awami League candidate in 1973.

Personal life
Banu was married to Syed Mahbubur Rahman, a Bangladesh government secretary from Batamara in Bhola.