Meher Kabir

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Meher Kabir
মেহের কবীর
Born(1919-06-05)5 June 1919
British India
Died13 October 2018(2018-10-13) (aged 99)
, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationEducator
Spouse
(m. 1945; died 2011)

Meher Kabir (5 June 1919 – 13 October 2018)[1] was a Bangladeshi academic and litterateur. She was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2010.[2]

Education and career

Kabir completed her matriculation in 1936.[2] She then studied in Bethune College for intermediate exam, Scottish Churches College for the bachelor's degree and University College of Science and Technology for her master's.[2][3] She was a PhD student under the supervision of Prafulla Chandra Ray.[2]

In 1949, Kabir started her teaching career in chemistry at

Comilla Victoria College.[3] She served as a provost of Rokeya Hall of the University of Dhaka from 1963 to 1965.[3]

Kabir served as the general secretary of Bangladesh Council for Child Welfare.[4]

Personal life

Meher was married to National Professor Kabir Chowdhury since 1945.[3][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Meher Kabir passes away". The Daily Star. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d রোকেয়া পদক পাচ্ছেন মেহের কবীর, আয়শা জাফর. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 7 December 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Meher Kabir dies". Dhaka Tribune. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Meher Kabir passes away". New Age. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2019.