Quazi Anwara Monsur | |
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কাজী আনোয়ারা মনসুর | |
| Died | (aged 83) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | Lady Brabourne College |
| Spouses | Kazi Abul Monsur |
| Children | 3, including Shahidul Alam |
| Relatives | Rokeya Mannan (sister) |
Quazi Anwara Monsur (died on 14 June 2007) [1] was a Bangladeshi educationist. She was the founder of Agrani School and College. [2] She was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak in 1999 by the government of Bangladesh for her work contribution on child education. [3] [4]
Quazi Anwara Monsur studied in Lady Brabourne College. She completed her PhD in 1980. [5]
On 21 January 1957, Monsur founded Azimpur Kindergarten School; renamed to Agrani Girls' School in 1966 and then to Agrani School and College in 1994. [2] She held the headmistress position of the school until 1987. [6]
Quazi Anwara Monsur was married to Kazi Abul Monsur, an Independence Day Award winning microbiologist. [3] Their son, Shahidul Alam, is a Ekushey Padak winning photojournalist. [7] They had another son, Khaled Monsur and a daughter, Nazma Karim Dipu. [5] [8] Anwara had a younger sister, Rokeya Mannan (1935–2012), a social activist who won Begum Rokeya Padak in 2005. [9] [10]
Monsur died on 14 June 2007 in Dhaka and buried at New Azimpur Graveyard. [1]