The 18th death anniversary of Poet Sufia Kamal, founding president of Bangladesh Mohila Parishad and also a pioneer of Bengali women's emancipation, will be observed today (Monday), reports BSS.
Different socio-cultural organisations including Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote, Bangladesh Mohila Parishad and Samajik Protirodh have chalked out various programmes to observe the day in a befitting manner.
Bangladesh Mohila Parishad is going to organise a discussion at Sufia Kamal Auditorium in city's Segunbagicha at 3:00 pm.
Poet Sufia Kamal was born on June 20, 1911 at her maternal uncle's home at Shayestabad, Barisal. Her father's name was Abdul Bari and mother was Syeda Sabera Khatun. Despite being born to a conservative Muslim family, she was taught Bengali by her mother Sabera Begum.
Meanwhile, President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes on Monday to the memory of poet Begum Sufia Kamal on the occasion of her 18th death anniversary.
They prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul of Begum Sufia Kamal.
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