Shamsunnahar Mahmud
1908 –April 10, 1964
Politician, Writer, Travel writer
Lived 56 years
- Born in
- Feni District
- Passed away in
- Dhaka
Shamsunnahar Mahmud (c. 1908 — April 10, 1964) was a writer, politician and educator in Bengal during the early 20th century. She was a leader of the women's rights movement in Bengal pioneered by Begum Rokeya. Shamsunnahar Hall of the University of Dhaka and University of Chittagong was named after her.
Awards: Begum Rokeya Padak, Independence Award, Honorary Fellow of Bangla Academy Education: University of Calcutta, Dr. Khastagir Government Girls' School
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamsunnahar_Mahmud