The 93rd birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be observed tomorrow in a befitting manner across the country.
Bangamata, also known by her nick name Renu, was born on August 8 in 1930 at Tungipara village in Gopalganj. She was a paternal cousin of her husband Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Renu was only 8 years old when she was married to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who himself was just 18, in 1938.
Bangabandhu wrote in his autobiography “The Unfinished Memoirs” that Renu’s mother died when she was five. Only her grandfather remained. He, too died when Renu was just seven years old. Then, she grew up with Bangabandhu’s siblings.
When Bangabandhu was just 13, he was betrothed to her. After Renu’s father died, her grandfather called Bangabandhu’s father and said, “I have to marry off one of my granddaughters to your eldest son because I will leave all my property to them.” Renu’s grandfather was Bangabandhu’s paternal uncle.
Bangabandhu wrote, when their marriage was fixed, he was a teenager. “I heard I got married. I did not understand anything then. “বিস্তারিত