Sayeeda Khanam

Sayeeda Khanam
সাইদা খানম
Khanom in 2015
Born(1937-12-29)29 December 1937
Died18 August 2020(2020-08-18) (aged 82)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationPhotographer
AwardsEkushey Padak

Sayeeda Khanam (29 December 1937 – 18 August 2020)[1] was the first female professional photographer of Bangladesh.[2] She covered many important events of Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 through her photography.[2]

  1. ^ "Sayeeda Khanam, first female photographer of the country, no more". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "The Girl With A Rolleicord". The Daily Star. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.