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Nurjahan Murshid
Nurjahan Murshid (; 22 May 1924 – 1 September 2003) was a journalist and teacher, a Bangladesh cabinet minister, and social activist. Early life and family Noorjahan Beg was born on 22 May 1924 to a Bengali family of Baigs in Taranagar, Murshidabad in the then British India. She was the fourth among the seven daughters of Janab Ayub Hussain Beg and Bibi Khatimunnessa. She received her early schooling at home under her father, chief of police and daroga in Lalgola, Murshidabad, under the British Police Service, and later under her paternal uncle Professor Husam Uddin Beg, who was the Principal of Brojomohun College in Barisal. She finished her secondary education with a first division at Victoria Institution, Calcutta. She received a master's degree in history from the University of Calcutta. Work Murshid was a broadcaster for All India Radio. Notably, she was the first Muslim woman to work for this establishment. In East Pakistan, Murshid continued to work for the media, br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Murshidabad District
Murshidabad district is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Situated on the left bank of the river Ganges, the district is very fertile. Covering an area of and having a population 7.103 million (according to 2011 census), it is a densely populated district and the ninth most populous in India (out of 640). Berhampore city is the headquarters of the district. The Murshidabad city, which lends its name to the district, was the seat of power of the Nawabs of Bengal. All of Bengal was once governed from this city. A few years after Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula lost to the British at the Battle of Plassey, the capital of Bengal was moved to the newly founded city of Calcutta, now called Kolkata. Etymology The district is named after the historical town of Murshidabad, which was named after Nawab Murshid Quli Khan. History The capital city of Shashanka, the great king of Gauḍa region (comprising most of Bengal) in the seventh century CE and perhaps that of Mahipala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
