Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury | |
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| Born | April 22, 1942 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | school academic |
| Spouse(s) | ( m. 1965–1971) |
| Awards | Ekushey Padak, 2001 |
Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury (born April 22, 1942) is a Bangladeshi educationist. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2001 by the Government of Bangladesh.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
Chowdhury joined the Udayan School on February 15, 1966.[2] She later became the principal of the school. She also served as the Headmistress of Uddipan School.[2]
She is the president of the executive committee of Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha.[3]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
On December 22, 1965, Shyamoli Chowdhury married AFM Alim Chowdhury, an ophthalmologist.[2] He was abducted and later killed by Jamaat's militia wing Al-Badr militants on December 15, 1971.[2] In 2013, she testified as the 13th witness against Motiur Rahman Nizami standing trial for charges of crimes against humanity at International Crimes Tribunal.[4] She alleged Moulana Abdul Mannan, an organizer of Al-Badr, was in conspiration of killing her husband.[5]
Chowdhury had two daughters including Farzana Choudhury Nipa.[6] She later married Hafiz, the younger brother of Alim Chowdhury.[2]
Awards[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ ['Ekushe Padak' recipients list]. Ministry of Cultural Affairs (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "How Dr Alim was killed in 1971". The Daily Star. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha Celebrates 25th Years of Struggle for Equality". bnps.org. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "Shyamoli Nasrin's tearful testimony". bdnews24.com. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "Al-Badr Mannan, whom we sheltered killed my husband-Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury". Bangladesh Sangbad Sagstha. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "Dr Alim's daughter testifies against Mueen-Ashraf". Dhaka Tribune. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2022.