Lutfunnahar Helen

Lutfunnahar Helen (Bengali: লুৎফুন নাহার হেলেন; 28 December 1947 – 5 October 1971) was a Bangladeshi teacher and political activist associated with left‑wing student movements and the National Awami Party. She took part in local armed struggle during the Bangladesh Liberation War. In October 1971, she was captured by Razakar collaborators and Pakistani forces and was tortured and killed. She is commemorated as a female martyr of the independence struggle.