Sayeda Motahera Banu

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Sayeda Motahera Banu is a Bangladesh writer and winner of the Independence Day Award in 2001, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh, for her contribution to literature in Bangladesh. [1] In 2020, she was appointed to the Board of Trustees of Nazrul Institute. [2]

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References

  1. Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 354. ISBN   9780810874534.
  2. Admin, O. (6 October 2020). "BSS-50 Dr Motahera Banu new Board of Trustees member of Nazrul Institute | Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)" . Retrieved 14 December 2020.