Ivy Rahman

Ivy Rahman (July 7, 1944 - August 24, 2004) was a Bangladeshi politician. She was the Women's Affairs secretary of Awami League. She was killed in the 2004 Dhaka Grenade Attacks launched by Islamist terrorists. Rahman was married to Zillur Rahman, who is the current President of Bangladesh. Early life Ivy Rahman was born Jebun Nahar Ivy on July 7, 1944. Her father was the principal of Dhaka College. She married Zillur Rahman in 1958. They had two daughters and a son. On August 21, 2004, Ivy Rahman was present at an Awami League political rally in Dhaka. After the speech by Sheikh Hasina ended, Islamist terrorists launched a coordinated grenade attack on the Awami league leaders. Rahman was injured in the grenade blast, and both of her legs were blown off. After 3 days, she died on 24 August 2004, in the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka.