Nilima Ibrahim
Neelima Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
নীলিমা ইব্রাহীম | |
| Director General of Bangla Academy | |
| In office 12 August 1974 – 6 June 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Mazharul Islam |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa Nur-Ul Islam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Neelima Roy Chowdhury 11 October 1921 Mulghar, Fakirhat, Bagerhat, British India |
| Died | 18 June 2002 (aged 80) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Spouse | Capt Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim |
| Education | PhD (Bengali literature) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | writer, educationist |
| Awards | full list |
Neelima Ibrahim (11 October 1921 – 18 June 2002) was a Bangladeshi educationist, littérateur and social worker. She is well known for her scholarship on Bengali literature but even more so for her depiction of raped and tortured women in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War in her book Ami Birangana Bolchi. She was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1969, Begum Rokeya Padak in 1996 and Ekushey Padak in 2000 by the Government of Bangladesh for her contributions to Bangla literature.