The hour-long program will be held at 8pm through Stream Yard, said a statementAn online program celebrating the 83rd birth anniversary of social worker and human-rights activist barrister Salma Sobhan will be held on Monday evening. The hour-long program will be held at 8pm through Stream Yard, said a statement. Born on August 11, 1937, Salma Sobhan became the first woman barrister in Pakistan in 1959. The online program will be addressed by ASK founding member Dr Hameeda Hossain, Bracu CPJ Senior Advisor Dr Faustina Pereira, Brac HRLS head Shahariar Sadat, and Dhaka Tribune Editor Zafar Shobhan. The program will be moderated by Rights Center Chairperson Motahar Akand.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 10, 2020 10:41 UTC