Jahanara Begum is a Bangladeshi social worker. Dubbed the Queen of Cottage Industry, she engages poor women in training and working in the cotton industry. She was awarded

Independence Day Award The Independence Day Award ( bn, স্বাধীনতা পদক), also termed Independence Award ( bn, স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কার), Swadhinata Padak, and Swadhinata Puroskar, is the highest state award given by t ...

in 1993 by the

Government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Con ...

Background and career

Begum was born to Azmat Ali. She was married to Moninul Islam Miyagi. After the wedding, she moved to Adda village of

Barura Upazila Barura ( bn, বরুড়া) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong Division, Chittagong, Bangladesh. History Barura Thana was formed in 1948 and turned into an Upazila in 1983. In 1995 Barura Upazila was turned int ...

. Begum wrote books on cottage industry and its development and history: * ''Comilla Shilpo Bishok Pustak'' (1976) * ''Bashtobayone Adda Grame Kutir Shipler Oboshon'' (1976) * ''Jahan Ara's Kutir Shilpo Rushiar'' (1980) * ''Embroidery Design Pustak'' (1984) * ''Dorji Biddya Shikka'' (1986) * ''Kutir Shilper Jari Ghan'' (1988) * ''Kutir Shilpo'' (1988) * ''Utpadito Pather Shochitro Catalog'' (1990)

Awards

* Kutir Shilper Kandari by the then governor Azam Khan (1962) * The Comilla Foundation Gold Medal (1977 and 1985) * National Social Welfare Award (1988) *

(1993) * The Rotary Club Award (2000) * Shada Moner Manush

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Begum, Jahanara Living people People from Comilla Bangladeshi social workers Recipients of the Independence Day Award Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)