Kazi Abdus Sattar

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Kazi Abdus Sattar is a veteran of Bangladesh Liberation War and recipient of Bir Protik, the third highest gallantry award of Bangladesh. [1] [2] In 2023, he was posthumously awarded the Independence Award, the highest civilian award of Bangladesh, by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for his contribution to the Bangladesh Liberation War. [1] [3] He was born in the Kazi family of Gopalpur, Kalkini Upazila, Madaripur District. [4] He was a physician and politician. [4] His daughter, Zohra Begum Kazi, was the first female Muslim doctor of Bengal. [5] [6]

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  1. 1 2 "Prime minister Sheikh Hasina hands over Independence Award-2024". New Age . 25 March 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "10 eminent people getting Independence Award | Bangladesh". Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  3. ↑ "10 persons to get Independence Award this year". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  4. 1 2 "Kazi, Zohra Begum". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  5. ↑ Rahman, Md Anisur; Rahaman, Md Shafiqur (2024-11-01). "Zohra Begum Kazi: Pioneering Bengali female doctor and nationalist representation" . Journal of Medical Biography. 32 (4): 393–402. doi:10.1177/09677720231223508. ISSN   0967-7720.
  6. ↑ Chakravarty, Niranjan (14 October 2006). "Dr Zohra Begum Kazi". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
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