Mushtari Shafi

Begum Mushtari Shafi (15 January 1938 – 20 December 2021)[1] was a Bangladeshi writer, entrepreneur, women's leader and social organiser.

Mushtari Shafi
মুশতারী শফী
Born(1938-01-15)15 January 1938
West Bengal, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died20 December 2021(2021-12-20) (aged 83)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationWriter

Life and career

Shafi was born on 15 January 1938 in West Bengal of the then British India.[2] Her ancestral home is in Faridpur District. Her father's workplace was in Kolkata during the time of her birth.[2] She worked as a Shobdo Sainik at the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1]

Shafi was selected an honorary fellow of Bangla Academy in 2016 for her contribution to the Bangladesh Liberation War.[3]

Shafi died on 20 December 2021, at the age of 83 in Dhaka.[4]

Awards

References
  1. "Shobdo Sainik Mushtari Shafi no more". The Daily Star. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  2. বেগম মুশতারি শফি. bdnews24.com (Opinion) (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত লেখক তালিকা – বাংলা একাডেমি. Bangla Academy (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. "Renowned writer, Shaheed Jaya Begum Mushtari Shafi no more". The Business Standard. 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  5. "Begum Mushtari Shafi to receive Ananya Shahitya Award 2017". Dhaka Tribune. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. "PM hands over Begum Rokeya Padak to 5 recipients". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2020-12-09.


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