Siddiqua Kabir (May 7, 1931 – January 31, 2012) was a Bangladeshi
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, academic,
cookbook author
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, and cooking show television host. A professor, Kabir hosted, and guest starred in numerous television shows featuring
Bangladeshi cuisine
Bangladeshi cuisine ( bn, বাংলাদেশের রান্না) is the national cuisine of Bangladesh. Bangladeshi cuisine has been shaped by the diverse history and river-line geography of Bangladesh. The country has a tropical m ...
, including ''Siddiqua Kabir's Recipe'' on
NTV Bangla.
Early life and education
Kabir was born in
Dhaka
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, on May 7, 1931.
[ She was the second of the six children.][ She attended college for mathematics and received a master's degree on the subject.][ With a scholarship from the Ford Foundation, she obtained her second master's degree in Food, Nutrition and Institutional Administration from ]Oklahoma State University
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in 1963.
Career
Kabir began her teaching career in 1957 by joining the mathematics department of Eden Girls' College in Azimpur, Dhaka
Azimpur ( bn, আজিমপুর) is an old Administrative divisions of Bangladesh, region in the old part of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. The region is named after Shahzada Azam, son of Mughal Empire, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Other accounts a ...
.[ She joined the nutrition department of College of Home Economics, Azimpur, Dhaka, from where she retired as the principal in 1993.][
Kabir appeared in her first television cooking show in 1966, leading a long career in numerous cooking shows as a presenter and guest.][ She also authored cookbooks, including "''Ranna Khaddya Pushti''", and "Bangladesh Curry Cookbook."]Nestlé
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.[
Kabir had received several awards from the food and television industries, including the Sheltech Award in 2009.][
]
Personal life and death
Kabir was married to Syed Ali Kabir, a journalist and former Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank
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. Kabir died at Square Hospital in Dhaka on January 31, 2012, at the age of 80.[
]
Awards
* Anannya Top Ten Awards
Anannya Top Ten Awards ( bn, অনন্যা শীর্ষ দশ পুরস্কার) is the prize for women in Bangladesh recognition of contribution to the fields of agriculture, industrial, trade, economics, acting, music, sports, ...
(2004)
References
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1931 births
2012 deaths
People from Dhaka
University of Dhaka alumni
Oklahoma State University alumni
Bangladeshi women academics
Women cookbook writers
Bangladeshi television chefs
Nutritionists
Bangladeshi women writers
Bangladeshi writers
Women chefs
Academic staff of Eden Mohila College
Bangladeshi chefs
Bangladeshi cookbook writers