Naheed Ezaher Khan

Naheed Ezaher Khan (born 30 November 1972)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member from a women's reserved seat.[2] She was the daughter of Khondkar Nazmul Huda, killed in the coup d'état in November 1975.[3]

Naheed Ezaher Khan
নাহিদ ইজাহার খান
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Reserved women's seat-5
Assumed office
20 February 2019
Preceded byBegum Akhtar Jahan
Personal details
Born (1972-09-30) 30 September 1972
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Parent

Career

Khan was elected to parliament from the reserved women's seat as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in February 2019.[4] She is a member of the parliamentary caucus on child rights.[5]

In May 2023, Khan filed a murder case with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police station in Dhaka in connection with the killing of her father, Colonel Khondkar Nazmul Huda, killed 47 years earlier in coup d'état in November 1975.[3] He was serving as the 72 Special Commander of the Bangladesh Army in Rangpur.[6] The case accused Major Mohammad Abdul Jalil of the then 10th East Bengal Regiment and 20-25 others.[3] The case also mentioned the then Chief of Army Staff and later President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman as the mastermind for instructing to kill Huda.[7]

References
  1. "Constituency 305_11th_En". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  2. "AL names 41 for reserved seats". www.kalerkantho.com. 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  3. "Daughter files case after 47 years accusing Zia as mastermind for giving order". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  4. "Aroma, Suborna to become MP as Awami League names 41 for reserved seats". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. "Parliamentary caucus on child rights constituted". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  6. "Case filed over Nov 7 murder after 48yrs". www.dhakatribune.com. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  7. "Bangladesh MP seeks the truth about killing of father during 1975 turmoil". bdnews24.com. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
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