Salma Sobhan
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Salma Sobhan (née Rasheda Akhtar Banu; 11 August 1937 – 30 December 2003)[1] was a Bangladeshi lawyer, academic and human rights activist. She became the first woman barrister in Pakistan in 1959.[2] A member of the law faculty of the University of Dhaka, she was a co-founder of Ain-O-Salish Kendra (ASK), a national human rights watchdog.
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Born | Salma Rasheeda Akhtar Banu[1] (1937-08-11)11 August 1937 |
Died | 30 December 2003(2003-12-30) (aged 66)[1] Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
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Parent(s) | Mohammed Ikramullah (father) Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (mother) |
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