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Anwara Khatun

29 November 2012, 18:00 PM

METROPOLITAN

Metro Desk

Today is the 24th death anniversary of Anwara Khatun, a member of erstwhile Bengal Legislature Assembly, says a press release. She was a close associate of Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy, Moulana Bhashani and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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