Today is the 5th death anniversary of Begum Fawzia Samad, wife of late M. A. Samad, the renowned insurance legend and the founder of Bangladesh General Insurance Co. Ltd.
Late Begum Fawzia Samad devoted her whole life to the cause of the women-folk of the country serving in different capacities which include Presidentship of Dhaka Ladies Club for long 38 years and even till her death.
She also played a vital role in establishing Bangladesh General Insurance Co. Ltd, (BGIC) from the very beginning from behind, for which the BGIC family will always remember her with deep sense of gratitude.
In 1949 Fawzia Samad along with her litterateur husband, M. A. Samad founded , edited and run a magazine named MINAR for the children and youth of the country.
She was born in a respectable Muslim family of Sylhet in 1929 & breathed her last on 25th April 2011 in a hospital at Singapore. She was the mother of Towhid Samad, Chairman of BGIC, Fancy Samad, Tamju Samad, & Sabrina Samad.
