Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury Explained

Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury
Birth Date:22 April 1942
Birth Place:Sherpur, Bengal, British India (now Mymensingh, Bangladesh)
Awards:Ekushey Padak
Occupation:school academic
Nationality:Bangladeshi

Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury (born 22 April 1942) is a Bangladeshi educationist. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2001 by the Government of Bangladesh.[1]

Career

Chowdhury joined the Udayan School on February 15, 1966. 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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/ . bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ. 'Ekushe Padak' recipients list . bn . Ministry of Cultural Affairs . Government of Bangladesh . June 20, 2016.
  2. News: How Dr Alim was killed in 1971 . The Daily Star . 27 September 2010 . 14 July 2016.
  3. News: Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha Celebrates 25th Years of Struggle for Equality . bnps.org . 24 June 2011 . 15 July 2016.
  4. News: Shyamoli Nasrin's tearful testimony . bdnews24.com . 10 July 2013 . 15 July 2016.
  5. News: Al-Badr Mannan, whom we sheltered killed my husband-Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury . Bangladesh Sangbad Sagstha . 8 December 2014 . 15 July 2016.
  6. News: Dr Alim's daughter testifies against Mueen-Ashraf . Dhaka Tribune . 4 August 2013 . 15 July 2016.