Hena Das

Hena Das
Born(1924-02-12)February 12, 1924
Sylhet, Bengal Presidency, British India
DiedJuly 20, 2009(2009-07-20) (aged 85)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
EducationMA (Bengali)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
SpouseRohinee Das

Hena Das (Bengali: হেনা দাস; February 12, 1924 – July 20, 2009) was a Bangladeshi women's right activist and leftist.[1] She was involved in Nankar Movement in 1948 and Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[2] In 2001 she was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak by the Government of Bangladesh for empowering women and raising women's issues.[2]

  1. ^ "Hena Das cremated with state honour". The Daily Star. July 24, 2009. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference death was invoked but never defined (see the help page).