Begum Rokeya Photo: CollectedVarious events have been chalked out to mark the dayBegum Rokeya Day is being observed, marking the 138th birth and 86th death anniversary of Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain—a pioneer of women's rights on the subcontinent. The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, the Begum Rokeya Foundation, and other socio-cultural and political organizations have chalked out elaborate events to mark the day, reports UNB. On the occasion, President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages paying tribute to Begum Rokeya. Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain was born on December 9, 1880 at Pairaband village in Rangpur. Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain was a: Bengali feminist thinker, writer, educationist, social activist, advocate of women's rights.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 09, 2018 05:37 UTC