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Zubaida Rahman

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Zubaida Rahman
জোবাইদা রহমান
Zubaida in 2023
Born (1972-06-18) 18 June 1972 (age 52)[1][2]
Sylhet, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi, British
Alma materImperial College London
OccupationPhysician
TitleDoctor
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Spouse
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(m. 1994)​
ChildrenZaima Rahman (daughter)
Parents
Relatives
Websitezubaidarahman.net

Zubaida Rahman (Bengali: জোবাইদা রহমান) is a Bangladeshi physician, and the wife of politician Tarique Rahman.[3][4]

Personal life

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Zubaida Khan was born on 18 May 1972 in Sylhet, she is the daughter of Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan, Chief of the Naval Staff of Bangladesh during the rule of the government of Ziaur Rahman. She descended from an Afghan chieftain who settled in Bengal during Mughal rule.[5][6] He served as the Minister of Communications and Agriculture in the government of Hussain Muhammad Ershad.[7]

General M. A. G. Osmani is the uncle of Zubaida Rahman, the commander-in-chief of Bangladesh's war of independence. She is the cousin of Amnesty International's former Secretary General Irene Khan.[8]

Zobaida married Tarique Rahman in 3 February 1994.[9][5] After two years, she joined the health cadre of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) in 1995.[5] After Tarique's release from prison in 2008, she took a study leave and went to London with Tarique.[10][11] Later, after the fall of the Hasina government, she returned to the Bangladesh in May 2025.[12]

Career

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Zobaida studied medicine from Imperial College London and completed her MSc with record marks and gold medal.[13] She joined the public service as a doctor in 1995 after topping the Doctors Civil Service (BCS) examination.[14] Zobaida had married Tarek two years earlier.[11] The Awami League government cancelled her job in September 2014.[15] In May 2025, after returning from a 17-year exile, she is rumored to be reinstated in her position in the government service.[16][17]

Zia family members and two top leaders of BNP were convicted in the corruption case, although Zobaida Rahman's leadership of the party was publicized, but she never participated in the National Assembly elections or was seen in direct politics.[8][4] In 2016, Sheikh Hasina praised Zubaida Rahman, endorsing her potential as a promising political figure.[18]

Cases and controversies

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Zubaida Rahman received a three-year prison term in connection with a corruption case initiated by the Anti Corruption Commission in 2007.[19][20] In October 2024, her jail term was suspended.[21][22]

References

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  1. ^ "The Official Site of Tarique Rahman". 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ "The Official Site of Zubaida Rahman". www.zubaidarahman.net. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Supreme Court says petitions of 'fugitive' Zubaida, wife of Tarique, cannot be heard". bdnews24.com. 2 June 2022. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b আলোচনায় ডা. জোবাইদা রহমান. Ekushey Television (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Tarique's wife Zubaida fired from work". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  6. ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Khan, Gaznafor Ali". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Mahbub Ali Khan". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b আলোচনায় ডা. জোবাইদা. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Personal life". Tarique Rahman. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Tarique quits party post, flies to UK". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Tarique's wife may lose job". Dhaka Tribune. 8 September 2013.
  12. ^ "Dr Zubaida returns home after 17 years of exile in London". The Daily Observer. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  13. ^ "After 17 years, Dr Zubaida returns home in emotional reunion". The Business Standard. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Zubaida returns after 17 years in exile". The Financial Express. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Tarique's wife terminated from job". Prothom Alo. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Dr Zubaida Rahman to get back government Job". banglanews24.com. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Zubaida getting back govt job". The Daily Observer. 7 May 2025. Archived from the original on 9 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  18. ^ "PM praises Tarique's wife Zubaida". Dhaka Tribune. 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  19. ^ "HC to hear Zubaida's plea against graft case Apr 22". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 16 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Trial in case against Tarique, Zubaida starts". Prothom Alo. 13 April 2023. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Govt suspends Zubaida Rahman's jail term for 1 year in graft case". Prothom Alo. 3 October 2024. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024.
  22. ^ "Sentence of BNP acting chairman's wife Dr Zubaida Rahman suspended". The Business Standard. 2 October 2024.
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