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Maliha Khatun | |
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| Died | 24 May 2002 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka Bethune College |
Maliha Khatun (died 24 May 2002) was a Bangladeshi educationist, writer and social worker. [2] She was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak in 2001 by the Government of Bangladesh. She served as the first woman principal of Dhaka Teachers' Training College. [2]
Khatun's father, Kazi Sanaullah, was a professor of Arabic and Persian at the Presidency College, Calcutta. [1] She completed her BA honors from Bethune College, Calcutta, after securing a first division in matriculation from Sakhawat Memorial School. She got her master's in Bengali and philosophy. She did her diploma and post-graduation in education and psychology respectively from the University of Edinburgh in 1957. In 1987, she obtained her Ph.D. degree in educational psychology from the University of Dhaka. [1]
After teaching for a few years, Khatun was appointed assistant inspector of schools in Rajshahi Division and subsequently, became the inspector, where she spent a major portion of her career. [1]
Khatun retired from the position of principal of Government Teachers' Training College, Dhaka, in 1982. [1]
Khatun was married to S. M. Shamsul Haque, an academic. Together they had three children Shamima Nargis, Humayun Kamal, Nishat and Khurshid Anwar. [3] [4] Shamima died in the Moorgate tube crash incident in 1975. [4] Humayun served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to China, Korea and Poland. [3]
"Dr Maliha Khatun Scholarship Fund" was created at the University of Dhaka in 2009. [5]
Her sister Ms Razia khatun was also a renowned educationist who worked in khulna, mymensingh and Dhaka.