Jahanara Arzu

Jahanara Arzu
জাহানারা আরজু
Born (1932-11-17) 17 November 1932
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Poet, editor
SpouseA K M Nurul Islam
Children
  • Md Ashfaqul Islam
  • Minara Zahan
AwardsEkushey Padak

Jahanara Arzu (born 17 November 1932) is a Bangladeshi poet. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1987 by the Government of Bangladesh for her contribution to Bengali literature. Arzu and Sufia Kamal were the founding editors of Sultana, the first women's weekly published from East Bengal on 14 January 1949.