Zohra Begum Kazi was the first Bengali Muslim female physician. She was awarded Tamgha-e-Pakistan, Begum Rokeya Padak and Ekushey Padak. Kazi’s family was closely tied to Mahatma Gandhi and several prominent Indian and later Pakistani politicians.
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Zohra Begum Kazi was the first Bengali Muslim female physician. She was awarded Tamgha-e-Pakistan, Begum Rokeya Padak and Ekushey Padak. Kazi’s family was closely tied to Mahatma Gandhi and several prominent Indian and later Pakistani politicians of that era. She adopted and educated many children from impoverished families throughout Bangladesh. She died on 7 November 2007 at the age of 95.
A documentary film titled Zohra Kazi is recently released in Bangladesh. The film illustrates Kazi’s life and her success; her lifelong fight against illogical superstitions and backward beliefs, convincing uneducated female patients all over India and Bangladesh, the need for modern medical treatment.
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