Najma Chowdhury
Najma Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
নাজমা চৌধুরী | |
Chowdhury in 2012 | |
| Adviser for Women and Children Affairs | |
| In office 31 March 1996 – 23 June 1996 | |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Habibur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Mozammel Hossain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 February 1942 Sylhet, Assam Province, British Raj |
| Died | 8 August 2021 (aged 79) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Spouse | Mainur Reza Chowdhury |
| Relatives | Murtaza Raza Choudhry (father-in-law) Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry (uncle-in-law) Zara Jabeen Mahbub (niece) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Awards | Ekushey Padak (2008) |
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Najma Chowdhury (26 February 1942 – 8 August 2021) was a Bangladeshi academic. She served as the adviser to the Habib administration.
She was a pioneer in establishing women's studies in Bangladesh. She founded the Women and Gender Studies department of the University of Dhaka in 2000. She was an adviser to the first caretaker government in 1996. She was awarded the Ekushey Padak, Bangladesh's second-highest civilian honour, for research in 2008.