Poet Begum Sufia Kamal Dhaka Tribune'Her life and literary works inspire the new generation deeply and she will remain as source of inspiration for the young generation forever'The 20th death anniversary of poet Begum Sufia Kamal will be observed across the country on Wednesday. They prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul of Sufia Kamal. In a message, the president said Poet Sufia Kamal will be alive among the countrymen through her Pegasus and amazing works. In her message, Sheikh Hasina conveyed her profound respect to the memories of Begum Sufia Kamal, one of the pioneers of progressive, democratic and women emancipation movements in Bangladesh. Begum Sufia Kamal died in Dhaka on November 20 in 1999 and was buried at Azimpur Graveyard with full state honour.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 19, 2019 14:48 UTC