Tahera Kabir

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Tahera Kabir
তাহেরা কবির
Died(1980-10-10)10 October 1980
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationSocial activist
Spouse Alamgir M. A. Kabir
Father Khwaja Shahabuddin
Awards Independence Day Award (1979)

Tahera Kabir (died 10 October 1980) was a Bangladeshi social activist. [1] She received Independence Day Award on 1979 for her contribution in social welfare activity. [2]

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Work

Kabir founded the Association for the Correction and Social Rehabilitation of Bangladesh to help the poor and homeless people of society. [3] [4] The NGO runs a shelter house for orphans and homeless street children in Mirpur, Dhaka.

Personal life and death

Tahera Kabir was married to Alamgir M. A. Kabir. [5] She was the eldest daughter of Khwaja Shahabuddin, who belonged to the Nawab family of Dhaka. [3]

Tahera Kabir died on 10 October 1980. [5]

References

  1. ↑ এম আর খানের শিশু স্বাস্থ্য ফাউন্ডেশনের নতুন কমিটি. Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Independence Day Award" (PDF). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "In remembrance: Alamgir M. A. Kabir". The Daily Star. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  4. ↑ এমদাদুল হক সভাপতি শহিদুল্লাহ সাধারণ সম্পাদক ওবায়দুল কবির কোষাধ্যক্ষ. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). 11 December 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. 1 2 Sigma Huda. "Centurian Alamgir Kabir". nawabbari.com. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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