Selina Parvin
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Selina Parvin (31 March 1931 ā 14 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi journalist and poet.[1] She is one of the intellectual martyrs killed by Al-Badr[2] on 14 December, immediately before the victory after the 9-month-long war of independence of Bangladesh in 1971. This day later came to be commemorated as the intellectual martyr day. As a journalist she used to work for Weekly Begum, Weekly Lalana and Shilalipi.[1] She was buried in Azimpur Graveyard on 18 December 1971.[3]
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Selina Parvin | |
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Born | Siddiqua Chowdhury 31 March 1931 |
Died | 14 December 1971 (aged 40) Rayer Bazaar, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Cause of death | Assassination by Bayonet charge |
Burial place | Azimpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Nationality | British Indian (1931 - 1947) Pakistani (1947 - 1971) Bangladeshi (1971) |
Other names | Manwara Begum |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, poet |
Years active | 1959 - 1971 |
Known for | Martyred Intellectual |
Parent | Moulvi Abidur Rahman (father) Mossamat Sajeda Khatoon (mother) |
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