Halima Khatun
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Born25 August 1933
Died3 July 2018 (aged 84)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Halima Khatun | |
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হালিমা খাতুন | |
| Born | 25 August 1933 |
| Died | 3 July 2018 (aged 84) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka Rajshahi University University of Northern Colorado |
Halima Khatun (25 August 1933 – 3 July 2018)[1] was a Bangladeshi activist, writer and academic. She took part in the Bengali language movement in 1952 along with other activists including Rawshan Ara Bachchu.[2] She was a recipient of the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1981 and posthumously received the Ekushey Padak award in 2019.[3][4]
Khatun was born in Bagerhat in the then British India to Maulovi Abdur Rahman and Doulatunnesa.[5] She completed her master's in English literature from the University of Dhaka and later in Bengali from Rajshahi University.[6] She earned her PhD in education from the University of Northern Colorado in 1968.[5]
