Mushtari Shafi

Mushtari Shafi
মুশতারী শফী
Born(1938-01-15)15 January 1938
West Bengal, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died20 December 2021(2021-12-20) (aged 83)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
OccupationWriter

Begum Mushtari Shafi (15 January 1938 – 20 December 2021) was a Bangladeshi writer, entrepreneur, women's leader and social organiser.

Life and career

Shafi was born on 15 January 1938 in West Bengal of the then British India. Her ancestral home is in Faridpur District. Her father's workplace was in Kolkata during the time of her birth. She worked as a Shobdo Sainik at the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra during the Bangladesh Liberation War.

Shafi was selected an honorary fellow of Bangla Academy in 2016 for her contribution to the Bangladesh Liberation War.

Shafi died on 20 December 2021, at the age of 83 in Dhaka.

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Shobdo Sainik Mushtari Shafi no more". The Daily Star. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  2. 1 2 বেগম মুশতারি শফি. bdnews24.com (Opinion) (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. ↑ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত লেখক তালিকা – বাংলা একাডেমি. Bangla Academy (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Renowned writer, Shaheed Jaya Begum Mushtari Shafi no more". The Business Standard. 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Begum Mushtari Shafi to receive Ananya Shahitya Award 2017". Dhaka Tribune. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "PM hands over Begum Rokeya Padak to 5 recipients". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2020-12-09.