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Tahera Kabir

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Tahera Kabir
তাহেরা কবির
Died10 October 1980
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationSocial activist
SpouseAlamgir M. A. Kabir
FatherKhwaja Shahabuddin
AwardsIndependence 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]

Work

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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

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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

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Sigma Huda. "Centurian Alamgir Kabir". nawabbari.com. Retrieved 20 February 2023.