State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Munnujan Sufian said former Awami League (AL) Women Affairs Secretary late Ivy Rahman would remain as an iconic figure to the women forever as she worked for their right, freedom and welfare.
“In the past, the path for entering into politics was not smooth for women … However, Ivy Rahman came to politics facing hard times and always worked to uplift women in politics. She did many constructive works so that they could move forward by establishing themselves,” she said this on Monday while addressing a remembrance meeting on her 16th martyrdom anniversary, at party office of Khulna City Awami League in Khulna as chief guest.
She recalled that Ivy Rahman had efficiently organized the Awami League leaders and workers through her pragmatic leadership when she was alive. Khulna City and District Awami League organised the discussion meeting while Khulna City AL President and Mayor of Khulna City Corporation Talukder Abdul Khaleque presided it.
Senior leader advocate Chishty Sohrab Hossain Shikder, Vice-president of Khulna district AL Adv. Kazi Badsha Mia, General Secretary of Khulna city AL MDA Babul Rana, General Secretary of Khulna district AL Adv. Sujit Kumar Adhikary, addressed the meeting, among others. Talukder Abdul Khaleque said Ivy Rahman had no self-conceited as she always sat with the activists of the party in each of the meeting. “It’s really hard to accept the death of a nice human being,” he said. Ivy Rahman received grievous injuries during a grisly grenade attack on an AL rally at Bangabandhu Avenue in the city on August 21 in 2004 and succumbed to her injuries on August 24.
