Two years ago in 2004 on this fateful day, Ivy Rahman, a dedicated forerunner of women's' rights movement, gave in after a three-day tug of war with death.

She had been critically injured and her two legs were blown off in the gruesome grenade attack on AL rally at Bangabandhu Avenue on August 21, 2004.

Ivy Rahman's family will commemorate the day with elaborate programmes including a milad mahfil at her residence, Ivy Concord at House # 22, Road # 108, Gulshan after the Asr prayer. All well wishers, admirers, relatives, political colleagues, and friends are requested to attend the milad.

Ivy was born on July 7, 1944 in 'Baro Bari' in Bhairab, Kishoreganj. A graduate from Dhaka University, Ivy was an active worker of AL's student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League during her university years and took part in numerous political movements under the leadership of Banghabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She was trained in guerrilla warfare as a freedom fighter in 1971 and had numerous contributions in the war against the Pakistani occupation forces.

Wife of the frontline AL leader and former local government, rural development and co-operatives minister Zillur Rahman, Ivy served as the women's affairs secretary of AL till the day she died.

Ivy Rahman dedicated her whole life for establishing the rights of women and their empowerment in all aspects in the country. She was also the president of Bangladesh Mohila Samity. She also played a noteworthy role in the world women community as the area president of Associated Country Women of the World,.

She is survived by two daughters and a son.