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Sultana Zaman (psychologist)

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Sultana Zaman
সুলতানা জামান
Born(1932-06-09)9 June 1932[1]
Paksey, Bangladesh
Died22 March 2020(2020-03-22) (aged 87)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationPh.D.
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Emory University
Occupation(s)Academic, psychologist, philanthropist
SpouseKazi Nuruzzaman
RelativesJamal Nazrul Islam (brother)

Sultana Zaman (9 June 1932 – 22 March 2020) was a Bangladeshi psychologist, academic, and philanthropist.[2] She was the founder of Bangladesh Protibandhi Foundation (BPF), an organization for the mentally disabled people.[2] She was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak in 2008 by the Government of Bangladesh.[3]

Education and career

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Zaman started her college education late in life, specializing in psychology and started working with the intellectually disabled in 1973.[2] She completed her B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Dhaka. She earned her Ph.D. from Emory University in 1975.[2] She as a faculty member in the psychology department of the University of Dhaka for 33 years and as a professor from 1975 to 2000. She was a visiting professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Manchester for four months from April 1992.[2] She was made Professor of Emeritus in September 2008 at the University of Dhaka.[2]

Working with the disabled

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In 1972, Zaman established a school, Deepshikha Vidyalaya for disadvantaged children and women.[3] She founded an organization for the mentally disabled people, Bangladesh Protibandhi Foundation, and a school Kalyani in 1984.[3][2] She helped establish the Department of Special Education at the Institute of Education and Research (IER) and the University of Dhaka in 1993 — the first of its kind at the university level in Bangladesh and the first of its kind to offer B.S.Ed. and M.S.Ed. degrees in special education.[2]

Awards

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Personal life

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Zaman was married to Bir Uttom Lieutenant colonel Kazi Nuruzzaman, the sector commander at the sector 7 of Bangladesh Liberation War.[3] Her brother Jamal Nazrul Islam was a physicist.[2]

Death

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Zaman died on 22 March 2020.[5]

References

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  1. ^ NEWAGE: Tribute to Sultana Zaman
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Islam, K. Z. (20 October 2008). "A unique achievement". The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Dr. Sultana S. Zaman". ac-ie.org. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Prof Sultana dedicates her life to caring for deprived people". The Daily Star. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Demise of an iconic scholar and activist". The Daily Star. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.