Nurjahan Begum
June 4, 1925 –May 23, 2016
Journalist
Lived 90 years
- Passed away in
- Dhaka
Nurjahan Begum (4 June 1925 – 23 May 2016) was the first female journalist in Bangladesh and a trailblazer for female journalists in South Asia. Begum was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2011 by the Government of Bangladesh. She served as the editor of Begum magazine.
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