Khodeja Khatun (August 15, 1917 – February 3, 1990) was a

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educationist, writer and social worker.

Education and career

In 1939, Khatun became the second Muslim woman of Bengal to obtain a master's degree in Bangla literature from the University of Dhaka. In 1941 she became a lecturer in

Lady Brabourne College Lady Brabourne College (LBC) is an institution for women's education in Kolkata, India. The college admits undergraduates and post-graduates, and awards degrees from the University of Calcutta. It is a state government administered college and is ...

in Kolkata. After the

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in 1947, she migrated to Dhaka. From 1960, she served as a professor of Bangla at

Eden Girls' College Eden Mohila College (known as Eden College), is a women's college in Azimpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1873 in the Farashganj area of Dhaka. In 1878 the school was named after Ashley Eden, Lieutenant Governor of Bengal. The colle ...

for eight years and as principal of the Rajshahi Government Women's College for four years. Later, she served as the principal of Eden Girls' College. She authored several books and continued to publish after retiring as an educationist and until her death in early 1990.

Works

* ''Bedonar ei Baluchare'' (1963) * ''Rupkathar Rajye'' (1963) * ''Shes Praharer Alo'' (1969) * ''Sagarika'' (1969) * ''Bagurar Lokasahitya'' (1970) * ''Aranya Manjari'' (1971) * ''Ekti Sur Ekti Gan'' (1982) * ''Bhindeshi Sera Galpa'' (1984) * ''Amar Dirgha Bhraman'' (1985) * ''Shatapuspa (3 vols)'' (1984, 1989 and 1990)

Awards

* President's Gold Medal (1967) * Nurunnessa Khatun Vidyavinodini Medal (1977) * Abdur Razzak Memorial Medal (1984)

References

1917 births 1990 deaths University of Dhaka alumni Bangladeshi writers 20th-century Bangladeshi women writers 20th-century Bangladeshi writers Academic staff of Eden Mohila College Indian emigrants to Pakistan Pakistani educators Pakistani women educators 20th-century Indian educators 20th-century Indian women educators {{Bangladesh-writer-stub