Laila Nur
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Laila Nur | |
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| Born | October 5, 1934 |
| Died | May 31, 2019 (aged 84) |
| Education | Dhaka University |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Organization | Comilla Victoria Government College |
| Movement | Bengali language movement |
Laila Nur (October 5, 1934 – May 31, 2019) was a Bangladeshi language-movement activist and academic.[1] She joined Comilla Victoria Government College in 1957 as its first female professor.[2]
Laila Nur was born on 5 October 1934 in Daudkandi Thana, Comilla. Her father was Abu Naser, a medical doctor, and her mother was Shamsunnahar Mehedi. She passed her Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) in 1952. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature in 1956 from Dhaka University.