Salma Sobhan, born Rasheda Akhtar Banu on August 11, 1937, and who died on December 30, 2003, was a Bangladeshi lawyer, academic and human rights activist who in 1959 became the first woman barrister in Pakistan, in the territory that later became Bangladesh in 1971. She taught on the law faculty at the University of Dhaka, co-founded the national human rights watchdog Ain-o-Salish Kendra, and played a leading role at the Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs.
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Salma Sobhan (née Rasheda Akhtar Banu; 11 August 1937 - 30 December 2003) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, academic and human rights activist.
2. Salma Sobhan (Wikipedia)
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She became the first woman barrister in Pakistan in 1959.
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Salma Sobhan (née Rasheda Akhtar Banu; 11 August 1937 - 30 December 2003) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, academic and human rights activist. She became the first woman barrister in Pakistan in 1959.
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Salma Sobhan (née Rasheda Akhtar Banu; 11 August 1937 - 30 December 2003) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, academic and human rights activist.
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Wikidata Q7405367, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1937
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P569 (date of birth): 1937-08-11
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P570 (date of death): 2003
Wikidata Q7405367, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 2003-12-30
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P19 (place of birth): London
- In Legal System: Law of Bangladesh, Salma Sobhan (née Rasheda Akhtar Banu; 11 August 1937-30 December 2003) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, academic and human rights activist.
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