10 Facts About Tahrunessa Abdullah

Tahrunessa Ahmed Abdullah was born on 21 April 1937 and is a Bangladeshi writer and activist.

Tahrunessa Abdullah is notable for her researches and contribution to improve the lives of women in rural Bangladesh through her various levels of involvement with Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development.

Tahrunessa Abdullah then attended Kamrunnesa Government Girls High School and afterwards received a bachelor of arts from Eden Girls' College, University of Dhaka, in 1958.

Tahrunessa Abdullah then attended the College of Social Welfare and Research Center, receiving her master of arts in the school's first graduating class in 1960.

Tahrunessa Abdullah's thesis was entitled, The Place of Evaluation in Comilla Women's Program.

Tahrunessa Abdullah developed training courses for government officials on women's problems and health needs in rural East Pakistan and coordinated the overall Comilla Academy training program.

Tahrunessa Abdullah's job has been to develop a national plan for integrating rural women into the nation's economic and social development process.

Tahrunessa Abdullah is well aware that unless women are regarded as an integral, functional part of society, their development, and the development of the nation, will be hampered.

Since the Women's Program is part of the Bangladesh population project, Tahrunessa Abdullah became a respected voice on the international level on both advancement of women and population planning.

Tahrunessa Abdullah has written more than 15 papers and articles on her work, and co-authored a book, Village Women of Bangladesh: Prospect for Change, written with Sondra Zeidenstein.