Ferdousi Priyabhashini | |
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ফেরদৌসী প্রিয়ভাষিণী | |
Born | |
Died | 6 March 2018
Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged 71)
Occupation | Sculptor |
Spouse |
Ahsanullah Ahmed (
m. 1972) |
Awards | Independence Day Award (2010) |
Website |
ferdousypriyabhashiny |
Ferdousi Priyabhashini (19 February 1947 – 6 March 2018) [1] was a Bangladeshi sculptor. [2] She was the first one to publicly announce herself as Birangona, a term coined by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for the rape victims of the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. [3] Government of Bangladesh awarded her Independence Day Award in 2010.
Priyabhashini was born on 19 February 1947 in Khulna, Bangladesh to her parents Rowshan Hasina and Syed Mahbubul Hoque. [4] Priyabhashini was married to an artist in 1963. She had to work in a jute mill for her family. But financial problems grew and the couple got separated in 1971. [5]
Priyabhashini later became a sculptor. Since 1990, she has exhibited her works through exhibitions. Her first exhibition was jointly inaugurated by artist SM Sultan and poet Sufia Kamal, and anchored by Syed Shamsul Haque. [5]
The 2015 play Jamuna draws inspiration from Priyabhashini's life and artwork. [6]
Priyabhashini married Ahsanullah Ahmed in 1972. Together they have three sons and three daughters. [4]