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Begum Rokeya. Social Reformer. Pioneer of Bengali Muslim women uprising. Within the conservative socio-system of her time, managed to educate herself and later became a popular writer and educationist. Inspired millions of girls and women to educate themselves and obtain self-reliance. 7. Jagadish Chandra Bose. Acharya.
Kanan Devi is considered to be one of the greatest actresses of Bengali cinema. Year of debut. Name. Debut film. Ref. 1931. Padma Devi. Sea Goddess. 1933.
Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain[a] (9 December 1880 [b] – 9 December 1932), commonly known as Begum Rokeya, [c] was a prominent Bengali feminist thinker, writer, educator and political activist from British India. She is widely regarded as a pioneer of women's liberation in Bangladesh and India. She advocated for men and women to be treated equally ...
Victor Banerjee, Bengali Tollywood, Bollywood and Hollywood actor; the only Indian to win National Board of Review Award for Best Actor. Bipasha Basu, Bollywood actress. Jaya Bhattacharya, actress. Nivedita Bhattacharya, theatre actress. Samit Bhanja, Bollywood and Bengali actor. Ritwik Bhowmik, Bollywood actor.
Rowshanara Moni – Bengali music singer and actress. In 2004, her debut album Nijhum Raat was released. [144] Schelim Hannan – Singer who was a member of boy band Worlds Apart from 1992 to 1997. [145] Shireen Jawad – Bengali folk singer. She has recorded three albums: 2007's Panjabiwala, 2009's Mathwali and 2014's Rangeela. [146]
The status of women in Bangladesh has been subject to many important changes over the past few centuries. Bangladeshi women have made significant progress since the country's independence in 1971, where women in the region experienced increased political empowerment for women, better job prospects, increased opportunities of education and the ...
List of Bangladeshi women writers. 2 languages. ... Kamini Roy (1864–1933), Bengali feminist, poet, essayist, children's writer in British India; S.
Feminism in Bangladesh seeks equal rights of women in Bangladesh through social and political change. Article 28 of Bangladesh constitution states that "Women shall have equal rights with men in all spheres of the State and of public life". [1] Sculpture of Begum Rokeya at Burdhwan House, Bangla Academy. She was a pioneer of women's liberation ...