Mushtari Shafi

Mushtari Shafi
মুশতারী শফী
Born	(1938-01-15)15 January 1938 West Bengal, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	20 December 2021(2021-12-20) (aged 83) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Writer

Begum Mushtari Shafi (15 January 1938 – 20 December 2021)[1] was a Bangladeshi writer, entrepreneur, women's leader and social organiser.

Life and career

Shafi was born on 15 January 1938 in West Bengal of the then British India.[2] Her ancestral home is in Faridpur District. Her father's workplace was in Kolkata during the time of her birth.[2] She worked as a Shobdo Sainik at the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1]

Shafi was selected an honorary fellow of Bangla Academy in 2016 for her contribution to the Bangladesh Liberation War.[3]

Shafi died on 20 December 2021, at the age of 83 in Dhaka.[4]

Awards

• Anannya Literature Award (2017)[5]
• Begum Rokeya Padak (2020)[6]

References

1. "Shobdo Sainik Mushtari Shafi no more". The Daily Star. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
2. বেগম মুশতারি শফি. bdnews24.com (Opinion) (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
3. পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত লেখক তালিকা – বাংলা একাডেমি. Bangla Academy (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
4. "Renowned writer, Shaheed Jaya Begum Mushtari Shafi no more". The Business Standard. 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
5. "Begum Mushtari Shafi to receive Ananya Shahitya Award 2017". Dhaka Tribune. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
6. "PM hands over Begum Rokeya Padak to 5 recipients". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2020-12-09.