News Desk :
Noted writer and Shaheed Jaya (wife of a martyr) Begum Mushtari Shafi died.
She breathed her last at 4pm Monday at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the capital; Udichi Shilpigosthi’s Chattogram unit Secretary General Shila Das Gupta confirmed the news to the nedia.
Begum Mushtari Shafi was the Chattogram unit president of Udichi Shilpigosthi.
Shila Das said, ‘Mushtari Shafi was undergoing treatment at the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) of CMH.
She was suffering from various health complications including blood and liver issues.
The Pakistani Occupation force killed Mushtari Shafi’s husband Doctor Mohammad Shafi and her younger brother Ehsanul Haque Ansari on 7 April during the Liberation War. Begum Mushtari served Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra until 16 December 1971.
The writer got Bangla Academy fellowship in 2016 for her unique role in the War of Liberation.
She also received the Begum Rokeya medal in 2020.
Mushtari Shafi worked for the realisation and protection of women’s rights in Chattogram. She was one of the organisers of Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday expressed deep shock at the death of Begum Mushtari Shafi, a member of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra.
In a condolence message, she recalled the role of Mushtari Shafi, a valiant freedom fighter, in progressive cultural and citizen movements with gratitude. She prayed for the eternal salvation of the departed soul and expressed sympathy for her bereaved family members.
