Nurun Nahar Faizannesa

Faizannesa was born on 21 May 1932 in Chakda, Nadia district, West Bengal, British Raj. Through her mother she was a descendant of the Murshidabad noble family. She studied at the Sakhawat Memorial Girls’ high school and Lady Brabourne College. She graduated from Victoria Institution and Chittagong Government College. She married Syed Maqsud Ali, a lecturer at University of Dhaka, in 1950. In 1952 she finished M. A. from University of Dhaka in political science. In 1966 she completed a PhD in Education from Colorado State University.

Faizannesa joined the Siddheswari Girls' School in 1953. She taught at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College. In 1950s she helped the establishment of Azimpur Ladies Club and the related Agrani School and College. In 1959, she joined the Dhaka Teachers' Training College as a lecturer. In 1960 she joined the Institute of Education and Research under University of Dhaka. She was the treasure of Women for Women from 1980 to 1981 and the Vice-President from 1983 to 1985. From 1985 to 1986 she served as the first elected women member of Dhaka University Syndicate. In 1986 she became a member of the Board of Governors of Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre. She established a day care centre, Chhaya Nahar, in Dhaka University. From 1980 to 1990 she served as the provost of Rokeya Hall of University of Dhaka. She helped with the establishment of the women studies as a subject in University of Dhaka. In 1996, she was elected member to the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre and Bangladesh Government Wage Commission.

Faizannesa died on 31 March 2004 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.