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Najma Chowdhury
Najma Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
নাজমা চৌধুরী | |
 Chowdhury in 2012 | |
| Adviser for Women and Children Affairs | |
| In office 31 March 1996 – 23 June 1996 | |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Habibur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Mozammel Hossain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 February 1942 Sylhet, Assam Province, British Raj |
| Died | 8 August 2021 (aged 79) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Spouse | Mainur Reza Chowdhury |
| Relatives | Murtaza Raza Choudhry (father-in-law) Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry (uncle-in-law) Zara Jabeen Mahbub (niece) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Awards | Ekushey Padak (2008) |
Najma Chowdhury (26 February 1942 – 8 August 2021) was a Bangladeshi academic. She served as the adviser to the Habib administration.
She was a pioneer in establishing women studies in Bangladesh. She founded the Women and Gender Studies department of the University of Dhaka in 2000.[1] She was an advisor to the first caretaker government in 1996.[2] She was awarded the Ekushey Padak, Bangladesh's second highest civilian honour, for research in 2008.[3]
- ^ "Workshop on gender begins". The Daily Star. 25 February 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Spotlight on former caretaker advisors". bdnews24.com. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "9 get Ekushey Padak 2008". The Daily Star. 19 February 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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