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	== Social and political activism ==		== Social and political activism ==
	Shahar Banu's entrance into social activism was inspired ~~from~~ her husband, Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz, who was a politician and [[advocate]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.muhith.info.bd/bangla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5:aboutamamuhith&catid=3:launcher-articles\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310035909/http://www.muhith.info.bd/bangla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5:aboutamamuhith&catid=3:launcher-articles\|archive-date=10 March 2014\|author=[[Abul Maal Abdul Muhith]]\|title=About AMA Muhith}}</ref> She contributed in the establishment of the Sylhet Women's Muslim League, a branch of the [[All-India Muslim League]], and served as its co-~~chairwomen~~ from 1945 to 1948. She later became the president of the Sylhet Women's Association.		Shahar Banu's entrance into social activism was inspired by her husband, [[Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz]], who was a politician and [[advocate]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.muhith.info.bd/bangla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5:aboutamamuhith&catid=3:launcher-articles\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310035909/http://www.muhith.info.bd/bangla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5:aboutamamuhith&catid=3:launcher-articles\|archive-date=10 March 2014\|author=[[Abul Maal Abdul Muhith]]\|title=About AMA Muhith}}</ref> She contributed in the establishment of the Sylhet Women's Muslim League, a branch of the [[All-India Muslim League]], and served as its co-chairwoman from 1945 to 1948. She later became the president of the Sylhet Women's Association.

	Shahar Banu was the first female Muslim MP at the [[Assam Legislative Council]]. In the lead up to the [[1947 Sylhet referendum]], she travelled across many homes organising the women. At the same time, she had to work at risk, ignoring the strong constraints of the conservative society and the [[Indian National Congress]]. She was also linked with the [[Sylhet Government Women's College]] from the very beginning.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dainikjalalabad.com/2013/12/01/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A7%AD/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304223340/http://www.dainikjalalabad.com/2013/12/01/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A7%AD/\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|title=সিলেট সরকারি মহিলা কলেজ —– ৭৫ বছরের আলোকবর্তিকা\|work=Dainik Jalalabad\|language=bn}}</ref> When the college was about to close in 1950, ~~sher~~ tried her best to keep it alive. She used to inspire girls to get education. She went from house to house to get the metric-passed girls admitted to college.		Shahar Banu was the first female Muslim MP at the [[Assam Legislative Council]]. In the lead up to the [[1947 Sylhet referendum]], she travelled across many homes organising the women. At the same time, she had to work at risk, ignoring the strong constraints of the conservative society and the [[Indian National Congress]]. She was also linked with the [[Sylhet Government Women's College]] from the very beginning.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dainikjalalabad.com/2013/12/01/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A7%AD/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304223340/http://www.dainikjalalabad.com/2013/12/01/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A7%AD/\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|title=সিলেট সরকারি মহিলা কলেজ —– ৭৫ বছরের আলোকবর্তিকা\|work=Dainik Jalalabad\|language=bn}}</ref> When the college was about to close in 1950, she tried her best to keep it alive. She used to inspire girls to get education. She went from house to house to get the metric-passed girls admitted to college.

	== Language activism ==		== Language activism ==
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	== Death and legacy ==		== Death and legacy ==
	Syeda Shahar Banu died on 21 October 1983. She had several children with her husband Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz, such as Abu Ahmad Abdul Muhsi, [[Abul Maal Abdul Muhith]] (former [[Minister of Finance (Bangladesh)\|Finance Minister]] of Bangladesh), AK Abdul Mubin, [[AK Abdul Momen]] (incumbent [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh)\|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] for Bangladesh) and Dr Shahla Khatun.		Syeda Shahar Banu died on 21 October 1983. She had several children with her husband Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz, such as Abu Ahmad Abdul Muhsi, [[Abul Maal Abdul Muhith]] (former [[Minister of Finance (Bangladesh)\|Finance Minister]] of Bangladesh), AK Abdul Mubin, [[AK Abdul Momen]] (incumbent [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh)\|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] for Bangladesh) and Dr [[Shahla Khatun]].

	==See also==		==See also==

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{{Infobox person
| name = Syeda Shahar Banu
| image =
| native_name = সৈয়দা শাহার বানু
| birth_date = 1914
| birth_place = [[Jagannathpur Upazila|Jagannathpur]], [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet]], {{flag|British Raj}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1983|10|21|1914||}}
| death_place = {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| citizenship =
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| known_for = [[Bengali language movement]]
| successor =
| party =
| spouse = [[Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz]]
| children = Abu Ahmad Abdul Muhsi<br />[[Abul Maal Abdul Muhith]]<br />AK Abdul Mubin<br /> [[AK Abdul Momen]]<br /> Dr Shahla Khatun
| website =
| signature =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Syeda Shahar Banu''' ({{Lang-bn|সৈয়দা শাহার বানু}}; 1914–1983) was a leader of the [[Bengali language movement]] and pioneer of the women's rights movement in Sylhet. She also played an important role in the lead-up to the [[1947 Sylhet referendum]] and the establishment of [[Sylhet Government Women's College]].<ref name=kamal>{{cite book|url=http://online.pubhtml5.com/loxb/owip/index.html#p=32|title=আবু আহমদ আবদুল হাফিজ জন্মশতবার্ষিকী স্মারক|trans-title=Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafeez Birth Centenary Commemoration|language=bn|editor=Kamal, Syed Shah|date=July 2000|page=31}}</ref>

== Early life and family ==
Syeda Shahar Banu Chowdhury was born in 1914, to a [[Bengali Muslims|Bengali Muslim]] family of [[Syeds]] in the village of [[Syedpur, Jagannathpur|Syedpur]] in [[Jagannathpur Upazila|Jagannathpur]], [[Sunamganj District|Sunamganj Subdivision]]. Her father, Syed Abul Bashar Chowdhury, was the son of mystic poet Syed Ashhar Ali Chowdhury, and the grandson of [[zamindar]] Dewan Syed Ajmal Ali Chowdhury. The family inherited the titles from ancestor Dewan Syed Wasil Ali Chowdhury, who was appointed the Sadar-e-Ala and [[Dewan]] in the [[Nawabs of Bengal|Nawabi period]].<ref name=kamal/>

== Social and political activism ==
Shahar Banu's entrance into social activism was inspired from her husband, Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz, who was a politician and [[advocate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muhith.info.bd/bangla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5:aboutamamuhith&catid=3:launcher-articles|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310035909/http://www.muhith.info.bd/bangla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5:aboutamamuhith&catid=3:launcher-articles|archive-date=10 March 2014|author=[[Abul Maal Abdul Muhith]]|title=About AMA Muhith}}</ref> She contributed in the establishment of the Sylhet Women's Muslim League, a branch of the [[All-India Muslim League]], and served as its co-chairwomen from 1945 to 1948. She later became the president of the Sylhet Women's Association.

Shahar Banu was the first female Muslim MP at the [[Assam Legislative Council]]. In the lead up to the [[1947 Sylhet referendum]], she travelled across many homes organising the women. At the same time, she had to work at risk, ignoring the strong constraints of the conservative society and the [[Indian National Congress]]. She was also linked with the [[Sylhet Government Women's College]] from the very beginning.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dainikjalalabad.com/2013/12/01/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A7%AD/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304223340/http://www.dainikjalalabad.com/2013/12/01/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A7%AD/|archive-date=4 March 2016|title=সিলেট সরকারি মহিলা কলেজ —– ৭৫ বছরের আলোকবর্তিকা|work=Dainik Jalalabad|language=bn}}</ref> When the college was about to close in 1950, sher tried her best to keep it alive. She used to inspire girls to get education. She went from house to house to get the metric-passed girls admitted to college.

== Language activism ==
As early as 1947, Shahar Banu took part in the [[Bengali language movement]]. A memorandum was handed over to [[Khawaja Nazimuddin]], erstwhile Chief Minister of [[East Bengal]], by the women of Sylhet District demanding to make Bengali the state language. Shahar Banu Chowdhury was one of the initiators and signatories of this historic memorandum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oldsite.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=16&dd=2011-10-21&ni=74575|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304235740/http://oldsite.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=16&dd=2011-10-21&ni=74575|archive-date=4 March 2016|title=সৈয়দা শাহার বানু চৌধুরী|language=bn|trans-title=Syeda Shahar Banu Choudhuri|work=Daily Janakantha}}</ref> She was one of the leaders in all the movements for language in Sylhet. Along with [[Zobeda Khanom Chowdhury]], another language activist, and others, they were prosecuted by various pro-Pakistani quarters for their struggle for language rights. They were subjected to various social stigmas, ranging from slander in newspapers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sylhetexpress.com/news/details.php?id=38068|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304140401/http://www.sylhetexpress.com/news/details.php?id=38068|archive-date=4 March 2016|title=ভাষা আন্দোলনে সিলেটের নারী সমাজের ভূমিকা|work=Sylhet Express|language=bn|trans-title=Sylhet women society's involvement in language movement}}</ref>

== Death and legacy ==
Syeda Shahar Banu died on 21 October 1983. She had several children with her husband Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz, such as Abu Ahmad Abdul Muhsi, [[Abul Maal Abdul Muhith]] (former [[Minister of Finance (Bangladesh)|Finance Minister]] of Bangladesh), AK Abdul Mubin, [[AK Abdul Momen]] (incumbent [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] for Bangladesh) and Dr Shahla Khatun.

==See also==
*[[Karimunnesa Khanam Chaudhurani]]
*[[Rawshan Ara Bachchu]]

== References ==
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[[Category:1983 deaths]]
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[[Category:People from Jagannathpur Upazila]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi people of Arab descent]]
[[Category:20th-century Bengalis]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi feminists]]
[[Category:Pakistani feminists]]
[[Category:Bengali language movement activists]]
[[Category:Feminism in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Feminism in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Assam Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:All India Muslim League members]]
[[Category:Pakistan Movement activists from Bengal]]