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Sufia Kamal

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Bangladeshi writer

WritersLived 1911 to 1999 · aged 88
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Begum Sufia Kamal was a Bangladeshi poet, feminist leader, and political activist. She took part in the Bengali nationalist movement of the 1950s and civil society leader in independent Bangladesh. She led feminist activism and was a president of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.

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1996Begum Rokeya Padak
1976Ekushey Padak
Independence Award
Bangla Academy Literary Award

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Begum Sufia Kamal was a Bangladeshi poet, feminist leader, and political activist. She took part in the Bengali nationalist movement of the 1950s and civil society leader in independent Bangladesh. She led feminist activism and was a president of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad. She died in 1999 and was the first woman to be given a state funeral in Bangladesh.

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Lived 1911 to 1999 · aged 88
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