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Najma Chowdhury
August 8, 2021
Bangladeshi academic
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Najma Chaudhury, born February 26, 1942 in Sylhet and died August 8, 2021, is a Bangladeshi academic. She is a pioneer in women's studies in Bangladesh. She established the department of gender and women's studies at the University of Dhaka in 2000. She was an advisor in the first Bangladeshi intermediate government in 1996. She is also the recipient of the Ekushey Padak medal for her research in 2008.
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