Meher Kabir
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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]