Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
 Chowdhury in 2018 | |
| Born | 22 April 1942 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | school academic |
| Spouse | |
| Awards | Ekushey Padak |
Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury (born 22 April 1942) is a Bangladeshi educationist. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2001 by the Government of Bangladesh. [1]
Chowdhury joined the Udayan School on February 15, 1966. [2] She later became the principal of the school. She also served as the Headmistress of Uddipan School. [2]
She is the president of the executive committee of Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha. [3]
On December 22, 1965, Shyamoli Chowdhury married AFM Alim Chowdhury, an ophthalmologist. [2] He was abducted and later killed by Jamaat's militia wing Al-Badr militants on December 15, 1971. [2] In 2013, she testified as the 13th witness against Motiur Rahman Nizami standing trial for charges of crimes against humanity at International Crimes Tribunal. [4] She alleged Moulana Abdul Mannan, an organizer of Al-Badr, was in conspiration of killing her husband. [5]
Chowdhury had two daughters including Farzana Choudhury Nipa. [6] She later married Hafiz, the younger brother of Alim Chowdhury. [2]
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