Hena Das (; February 12, 1924July 20, 2009) was a Bangladeshi women's right activist and leftist.
She was involved in
Nankar Movement in 1948 and
Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War (, ), also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which res ...
in 1971.
[ In 2001 she was awarded ]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. Firs ...
by the Government of Bangladesh
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for empowering women and raising women's issues.[
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Early life and education
Das was born in Sylhet
Sylhet (; ) is a Metropolis, metropolitan city in the north eastern region of Bangladesh. It serves as the administrative center for both the Sylhet District and the Sylhet Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Surma River and, as o ...
town to her father lawyer Roy Bahadur Satishchandra Datta and her mother Manorama Datta.Bangla
Bangla () may refer to:
*Bengali language, an eastern Indo-Aryan language
*The endonym of Bengal, a geographical and ethno-linguistic region in South Asia
*''Bangla-'', a prefix indicating Bangladesh
*West Bengal, a state in eastern India, also kn ...
in 1966 from University of Dhaka
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The University of Dhaka w ...
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Career
Das joined All India Communist Party
The All India Communist Party (AICP) was a communist party in India. It was formed after a split in the Communist Party of India in 1980, by a section of CPI cadres dissatisfied with the political changes that occurred during the 1978 Bhatinda conf ...
in 1942 and later was involved with its successor Communist Party of Bangladesh
The Communist Party of Bangladesh (, abbreviated: CPB) is a communist and Marxist–Leninist political party in Bangladesh.
History
After the partitioning of India in 1947, during the 2nd Congress of the Communist Party of India in Calcu ...
(CPB).[ She got involved with the Teachers' Association in 1978 and was the elected general secretary and vice president for 14 years.][ She served as one of the members of the first education commission headed by ]Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda
Muhammad Qudrat-A-Khuda (1 December 1900 – 3 November 1977) was a Bangladeshi Organic chemistry, organic chemist, educationist and writer. He is most notable for publishing ''Qudrat-a-Khuda Education Commission Report'' in 1973 as a chairman ...
.
Das served as the President of ''Bangladesh Mohila Parishad (BMP)'' for eight years after the death of Begum Sufia Kamal in 1999.Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
Bangladesh Medical University (BMU; formerly known as Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, commonly known as PG Hospital) is a graduate medical university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1965 as Institute of Postgraduate Medic ...
. She was cremated with state honor in Narayanganj
Narayanganj () is a city in central Bangladesh in the Greater Dhaka area. It is in the Narayanganj District, about southeast of the capital city of Dhaka. With a population of almost 1 million, it is the 6th largest city in Bangladesh. It is als ...
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Personal life
In 1948 Das married another communist leader Rohinee Das.[ They had a daughter Champa Zaman.
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Works
* ''Smritimoy Dingulo'' (2004)
References
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1924 births
2009 deaths
Bangladeshi feminists
University of Dhaka alumni
Recipients of Begum Rokeya Padak