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C. Answer the following questions.

1. Where was Begum Sufia Kamal born?

Begum Sufia Kamal was born in Barisal district.

2. What happened in 1931?

In 1931, Begum Sufia Kamal became the first Bengali Muslim female to be the member of Indian Women Federation.

3. Why couldn’t she get academic education?

She could not get academic education because during her childhood, women's education was prohibited.

4. What were the languages that she learnt from her house tutors?

She learnt Bangla, Urdu, English, Hindi, Kurdish, Arabic and Persian language from her house tutors.

5. When did she publish Keyar Kanta?

She published Keyar Kanta in 1937.

D. Complete the following table with information from the text in “A”.

Date/Year	Incidence
1. June 20, 1911	a. Birth of Begum Sufia Kamal
2. 1918	b. She met Begum Rokeya
3. 1926	c. Her first poem “Bashanti” was published.
4. 1938	d.
5. 1984	e. Sanjher Maya was translated in Russian
6. November 20, 1999	f. Death of Begum Sufia Kamal

E. Look at the picture and answer the questions.

1. Who is the woman in the picture?

The woman in the picture is Begum Sufia Kamal, famous female poet of Bangladesh.

2. What do you know about her?

She is not only a poet but also a writer, organizer, and social activist of Bangladesh.

Begum Sufia Kamal (1)