Английская Википедия:Beggzadi Mahmuda Nasir

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Beggzadi Mahmuda Nasir (16 April 1929 – 3 November 2015) was a Bangladeshi academic.[1] She served as the founder principal of Central Women's College from 1956 until 1992 and then as the vice-chancellor of Central Women's University during 1993–1996.[2][3] She was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2001.[3] She was selected an honorary fellow of Bangla Academy in 2002.[4]

Early life and education

Nasir completed her bachelor's from Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata in 1947 and masters in English literature from the University of Dhaka in 1950.[3]

Career

Nasir started her career in 1951 as a lecturer in English at Kumudini College, Tangail.[5] In 1956, she founded the Central Women's College (CWC) in Dhaka. In 1993, she founded Central Women's University, the first women's university in Bangladesh. She was a syndicate member of Jahangirnagar University from 1976 to 1986, an academic council and senate member of the University of Dhaka from 1965 to 1970.[3]

Awards

Personal life and death

Nasir was married to A A Abdul Matin, former head of the English department of Jagannath College.[6] She died at Square Hospital on 3 November 2015.[6]

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