Sufia Kamal’s death anniversary today

Desk Report: The 108th birth anniversary of late poet Sufia Kamal is being observed across the country today (Thursday).

A pioneer in movement for women emancipation, Sufia Kamal was born on June 20, 1911 in Shayestabad Nawab family in Barisal.

On the occasion, President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have issued separate messages paying profound respect to the memory of poet Sufia Kamal.

Different social and cultural organisations have taken various programmes marking the anniversary.

Begum Sufia Kamal died in Dhaka on November 20 in 1999. She was buried at Azimpur Graveyard with full state honour.

Her remarkable works are ‘Sanjher Maya, ‘Maya Kajal’, ‘Mon O Jibon’, ‘Shanti O Pranthana,’ ‘Udatto Brithibi’ and ‘Diwan’.


risingbd/June 20, 2019/Mukul