Hena Das

Hena Das
Born(1924-02-12)February 12, 1924
Sylhet, Bengal Presidency, British India
DiedJuly 20, 2009(2009-07-20) (aged 85)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
EducationMA (Bengali)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
SpouseRohinee Das

Hena Das (Bengali: হেনা দাস; February 12, 1924 – July 20, 2009) was a Bangladeshi women's right activist and leftist.[1] She was involved in Nankar Movement in 1948 and Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[2] In 2001 she was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak by the Government of Bangladesh for empowering women and raising women's issues.[2]

Early life and education

Das was born in Sylhet town to her father lawyer Roy Bahadur Satishchandra Datta and her mother Manorama Datta.[3] She passed matriculation examination in 1940 from Government Agragami Girls' High School (later Pilot School), intermediate exam in 1942, and obtained bachelor's degree from Sylhet Mahila College in 1947. She earned her master's degree in Bangla in 1966 from University of Dhaka.[3]

Career

Das joined All India Communist Party in 1942 and later was involved with its successor Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB).[2] She got involved with the Teachers' Association in 1978 and was the elected general secretary and vice president for 14 years.[2] She served as one of the members of the first education commission headed by Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda.

Das served as the President of Bangladesh Mohila Parishad (BMP) for eight years after the death of Begum Sufia Kamal in 1999.[4][2]

Das died on July 20, 2009, in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. She was cremated with state honor in Narayanganj.[1]

Personal life

In 1948 Das married another communist leader Rohinee Das.[2] They had a daughter Champa Zaman.[5]

Works

  • Smritimoy Dingulo (2004)[6]
  • Amar Shikkha O Shikkhokota Jibon
  • Smritimoy Ekattor
  • Pancham Purush
  • Char Purusher Kahini

References

  1. ^ a b "Hena Das cremated with state honour". The Daily Star. July 24, 2009. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Veteran leftist Hena Das passes away". The Daily Star. July 21, 2009. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Das, Hena". Banglapedia. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "Social movement a must for promoting gender equality : Women's rights activists tell confce". The Daily Star. December 24, 2005. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "'Include biography of Hena Das in textbooks'". The Daily Star. July 31, 2009. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  6. ^ Novera Deepita (July 31, 2004). "Discussion on Hena Das' book Smritimoy Dingulo". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.