Hosne Ara Rahman ( 1934 – 17 June 2017) was a Bangladeshi public figure, former

First Lady of Bangladesh First Lady of Bangladesh is the unofficial title given to the spouse of the president of Bangladesh. Prominent former first ladies include former prime minister Khaleda Zia and former opposition leader Rowshan Ershad. The incumbent first lady is ...

, and the wife of former

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Abdur Rahman Biswas Abdur Rahman Biswas (1 September 1926 – 3 November 2017) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the President of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996. Biswas represented Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly prior to the independence of Bangla ...

. Rahman served as the country's First Lady from 10 October 1991, until 9 October 1996. Rahman died from complications of old age at United Hospital in

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, on 17 June 2017, at the age of 83. She was survived by her husband, former President Abdur Rahman Biswas, their two daughters, Akhi Biswas and Rakhi Biswas, and four of their five sons - Monu Biswas, Shamsuddoza Kamal Biswas, Jamilur Rahman Shibli Biswas, and Muidur Rahman Romel Biswas. She was also a cousin of

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, the Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism. Her funeral rites were held at the Gulshan Azad Mosque in

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with burial at the Banani Graveyard. Her widower, Abdur Rahman Biswas, died just months later on 3 November 2017. He was also buried in Banani Graveyard.

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