page_title: Nurjahan Begum
hierarchical_section_title: Nurjahan Begum
caption_attribution_description: English: young Nurjahan Begum
context_page_description: Nurjahan Begum was the first female journalist in Bangladesh and a trailblazer for female journalists in South Asia. Begum was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2011 by the Government of Bangladesh. She served as the editor of Begum magazine.
context_section_description: Nurjahan Begum (4 June 1925 – 23 May 2016) was the first female journalist in Bangladesh and a trailblazer for female journalists in South Asia. Begum was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2011 by the Government of Bangladesh. She served as the editor of Begum magazine.
caption: Begum in 1946
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