Jahanara Arzu
November 17, 1932 –March 2, 2026
Journalist, Poet, Writer
Lived 93 years
- Born in
- Manikganj District
- Passed away in
- Dhaka
Jahanara Arzu (17 November 1932 – 2 March 2026) was a Bangladeshi poet. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1987 by the Government of Bangladesh for her contribution to Bengali literature. Arzu and Sufia Kamal were the founding editors of Sultana, the first women's weekly published from East Bengal on 14 January 1949.
Arzu was married to a former Vice President of Bangladesh and Justice A. K. M. Nurul Islam. Together, they had two sons including Justice Md. Ashfaqul Islam and professor Minara Zahan. Arzu died on 2 March 2026, at the age of 93.
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