Laila Samad
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Laila Samad | |
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লায়লা সামাদ | |
| Born | 3 April 1928 |
| Died | 10 August 1989 (aged 61) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupations | Journalist, writer, actress |
| Spouses | Mirza Abdus Samad |
| Father | Khan Bahadur Aminul Haque |
Laila Samad (3 April 1928 – 10 August 1989) was a Bangladeshi journalist, writer and actress.[1][2] She was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1981 by the government of Bangladesh.[3]
Laila Samad was born on 3 April 1928 in Kolkata, West Bengal, British India to Khan Bahadur Aminul Haque.[4] Haque was a government official of British Raj, and a friend and a former Aligarh Muslim University classmate of G. A. K. Lohani.[5] Samad first studied in Sakhawat Memorial School and Nari Shikshika Mandir. She then went to Lady Brabourne College and Ashutosh College. She earned her M.A. in journalism from the University of Calcutta in 1959.[4]
