Najma Chowdhury
Bangladeshi academic (1942–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Najma Chowdhury (26 February 1942 – 8 August 2021) was a Bangladeshi academic.
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Najma Chowdhury | |
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নাজমা চৌধুরী | |
Born | (1942-02-26)26 February 1942 |
Died | 8 August 2021(2021-08-08) (aged 79) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Nationality (legal) | Bangladeshi |
Occupation | Academic |
Years active | 1962–2008 |
Known for | institutionalisation of gender and women education in Bangladesh |
Spouse | Mainur Reza Chowdhury |
Relatives | Murtaza Raza Choudhry (father-in-law) Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry (uncle-in-law) |
Awards | Ekushey Padak (2008) |
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Discipline | Women studies |
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She was a pioneer in establishing women studies in Bangladesh. She founded the Women and Gender Studies department of the University of Dhaka in 2000.[1] She was an advisor to the first caretaker government in 1996.[2] She was awarded the Ekushey Padak, Bangladesh's second highest civilian honour, for research in 2008.[3]