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{{Short description|Bangladeshi academic and activist (1934–2019)}}
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'''Laila Nur''' (October 5, 1934 – May 31, 2019) was a Bangladeshi language-movement activist and academic.<ref name="ntv online">{{cite news |script-title=bn:ভাষার জন্য কারাভোগ করেছিলেন প্রফেসর লায়লা নূর |url=http://www.ntvbd.com/arts-and-literature/38059/ভাষার-জন্য-কারাভোগ-করেছিলেন-প্রফেসর-লায়লা-নূর/print |work=NTV |date=8 February 2016 |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415170617/http://www.ntvbd.com/arts-and-literature/38059/%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%97-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B0/print |archive-date=2019-04-15}}</ref> She joined [[Comilla Victoria Government College]] in 1957 as its first female professor.<ref name="anannya">{{cite web |url=http://anannya.com.bd/readmore.php?dB=460 |script-title=bn:সাক্ষাৎকার |language=bn |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526172243/http://anannya.com.bd/readmore.php?dB=460 |archive-date=26 May 2015 |access-date=26 May 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Early life==
Laila Nur was born on 5{{nbsp}}October 1934 in Daudkandi Thana, Comilla. Her father was Abu Naser, a medical doctor, and her mother was Shamsunnahar Mehedi. She passed her [[Higher Secondary School Certificate]] (HSC) in 1952. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature in 1956 from [[Dhaka University]].

== Participation in the Language Movement ==
As a young woman in 1952, Nur participated in the [[Bengali Language Movement]]. On 20{{nbsp}}February 1955 she was arrested by the [[Pakistan Police]] along with about 20 female students for preparing to take part in a march the next day. She was in jail for 21 days for her participation in the Language Movement.<ref name="anannya"/>

==Professional achievements==

In 1957, Nur became the first woman to be appointed a professor at Comilla Victoria Government College.<ref name="anannya"/>

Nur has translated 115 poetry pieces by Titas Chowdhury into English.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kamal |first=Mahmud |url=http://www.jjdin.com/?view=details&archiev=yes&arch_date=27-03-2013&feature=yes&type=single&pub_no=430&cat_id=3&menu_id=75&news_type_id=1&index=3 |script-title=bn:তিতাশ চৌধুরীর কবিতা |work=[[Jaijaidin]] |location=Dhaka |date=27 March 2017 |language=bn |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526170123/http://www.jjdin.com/?view=details&archiev=yes&arch_date=27-03-2013&feature=yes&type=single&pub_no=430&cat_id=3&menu_id=75&news_type_id=1&index=3 |archive-date=26 May 2015|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref>

In 2014, Nur received the Binoy Sommanona Award for her contribution to the Language Movement and education.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.comillarbarta.com/comilla/17439-mnbbou12345678901.html |script-title=bn:বিনয়-এর ৩৪ তম প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকী উদযাপিত |work=Comillar Barta |date=8 November 2014 |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526172700/http://www.comillarbarta.com/comilla/17439-mnbbou12345678901.html |archive-date=26 May 2015 |access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="আমোদ">{{cite news |url=http://weeklyamod-bd.com/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE/ |script-title=bn:আলী তাহের মজুমদার ও লায়লা নূর বিনয় সম্মাননা পদকে ভূষিত |work=সাপ্তাহিক আমোদ |date=28 August 2015 |language=bn |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526170821/http://weeklyamod-bd.com/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE/ |archive-date=26 May 2015|access-date=26 May 2015 }}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nur, Laila}}
[[Category:1934 births]]
[[Category:Bengali activists]]
[[Category:Bengali language movement activists]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi women activists]]
[[Category:People from Comilla]]
[[Category:Comilla Victoria Government College faculty]]
[[Category:People from Comilla District]]
[[Category:University of Dhaka alumni]]

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