Nurjahan Begum

Nurjahan Begum
Begum in 1946
Native name নূরজাহান বেগম
Born Nurun Nahar
(1925-06-04)4 June 1925
Chalitatali village, Chandpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died 23 May 2016(2016-05-23) (aged 90)
Other names Nuri
Occupation Magazine editor
Spouse(s) Rokanuzzaman Khan
Parent(s)
Awards Ekushey Padak

Nurjahan Begum (4 June 1925 – 23 May 2016) was the first female journalist in Bangladesh and a trailblazer for female journalists in South Asia.[1] Begum was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2011 by the Government of Bangladesh.[2] She served as the editor of Begum magazine.

Career

Begum was the daughter of Mohammad Nasiruddin, journalist and founder of Saogat and Begum magazines.[3] Upon Begum Rokeya's request, she was admitted to Sakhawat Memorial School at Baby Class.[4]

The first issue of Begum magazine was published on 20 July 1947. For the first four months, Nurjahan worked as the acting editor of the magazine helping the editor poet Begum Sufia Kamal with collecting, editing and selecting writings for the issues.[4]

Personal life

Begum was married to Rokanuzzaman Khan. Together they had a daughter, Flora Nasreen Khan.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Nurjahan Begum's 90th birthday today". The Daily Star. June 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "13 named for Ekushey Padak". bdnews24.com. February 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh's first female journalist, Nurjahan Begum, dies at 91". BBC News.
  4. 1 2 3 "The becoming of Nurjahan Begum". The Daily Star. 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2018-01-15.



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