Priyabhashini suffered an ankle injury after she slipped in her bathroom in November last year, said Priyanandini. In the same month, Priyabhashini suffered a cardiac arrest and her doctor implanted a pacemaker to help control her abnormal heart rhythms. Born in 1947, Priyabhashini suffered tortures by Pakistani occupation forces during the 1971 War of Liberation. She called on the government to honour women who endured torture in captivity during the liberation war and recognise them as freedom fighters. In 2016, Bangladesh recognised her contributions to the liberation war by conferring the title to her.

Source: bd News24 March 06, 2018 08:03 UTC