মুনীর চৌধুরী নাট্যোৎসব #Jahangirnagar #JU #জাহাঙ্গীরনগর #জাবি #PritiLata #Chittagong #EdenDhaka 9th May 2014, Print, TheDailyStar.net A dormitory of Jahangirnagar University called Pritilata hall has been named after Pritilata Waddedar Brave Lady Pritilata by Md Shahnawaz Khan Chandan Pritilata Waddedar (1911-1932) was the first Bengali revolutionary nationalist and first Bengali woman who fought against the division of Bengal. Her bravery and sacrifice for the nations liberty was a source of great inspiration for the later movements in Bangladesh. On her 103rd birth anniversary we remember the sacrifice of this valiant freedom fighter. Pritilata was born to a middle-class family on May 5 1911 in Dhalghat village in Patiya upazila of Chittagong. Pritilata completed her schooling from Dr Khastagir Government Girls School of Chittagong. She got admitted to Eden college of Dhaka for higher secondary education. Pritilata completed her graduation from Bethune College in Philosophy with distinction. After completing her education in Calcutta, Pritilata returned to Chittagong and started her career as a school teacher. Pritilata decided to join the Indian freedom movement. On 13 June 1932, Pritilata met Surya Sen and Nirmal Sen in their camp. Along with the revolutionary group of Surya Sen, Pritilata took part in many raids. In the Jalalabad battle, she took the responsibility of supplying explosives to the revolutionaries. In 1932, Surya Sen planned to attack the Pahartali European Club which had a signboard that read Dogs and Indians not allowed” Pritilata was told to lead the attack. Dressing herself as a Punjabi male, Pritilata with her team attacked the club on September 23 at 10:45 pm. Injured and trapped by the British police, Pritilata swallowed cyanide and committed suicide to avoid arrest. Bangladeshi writer Selina Hossain calls Pritilata an ideal for every woman. A trust named Birkannya Pritilata Trust has been founded in her memory. A dormitory of Jahangirnagar University called Pritilata hall has been named after Pritilata Waddedar thedailystar.net/print_post/brave-lady-pritilata-23134
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