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Who said the following: “Women constitute one half of the society, and if we are left behind, how can the society progress?”
Who said the following: “Women constitute one half of the society, and if we are left behind, how can the society progress?”
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The correct option is D Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain was from a very conservative Muslim household. Her family wanted her to learn Arabic Quran which she did not understand. She rebelled and learnt Bengali and English. She was a writer, thinker, educationist, freedom fighter, reformer, and someone who outdid the progress in the west. She had given the statement mentioned in the question.
Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain was from a very conservative Muslim household. Her family wanted her to learn Arabic Quran which she did not understand. She rebelled and learnt Bengali and English. She was a writer, thinker, educationist, freedom fighter, reformer, and someone who outdid the progress in the west. She had given the statement mentioned in the question.
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