Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at Burdwan University in West Bengal arranged a one day seminar on Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain on 12th December.
Vice Chancellor of Burdwan University, Professor Subrata Pal, inaugurated the seminar. Iqbal Bahar Choudhury, Chief of Bangla Service, Voice of America was the chief guest. Shaheen Westcombe MBE was the keynote speaker.
Ninth of December is the birth and death anniversary of social reformer and educator Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain.