Begum Rokeya Day ( bn, বেগম রোকেয়া দিবস) is the 9 December anniversary of the birth and death of

Begum Rokeya Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain") is the commonly used spelling of Rokeya's full married name, Rokeya herself is never seen to use her full married name in this English spelling. In much of her correspondence in English, she used just her initials: � ...

, a Bengali writer, educationist, social activist, and advocate of

women's rights Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, ...

. The day is organized and celebrated by schools, colleges and universities of

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

, as well as the Bengali Government, as a tribute to her works and legacy. On that day, Bangladesh government confers

Begum Rokeya Padak Begum Rokeya Padak, named after Begum Rokeya, is a Bangladeshi national honour conferred on individual women for their exceptional achievement. The award is given by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh. The ...

on individual women for their exceptional achievement.

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{{Reflist, 30em Begum Rokeya Festivals in Bangladesh Festivals of Bangladeshi culture

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