Today 25 April is the 15th Death Anniversary of Begum Fawzia Samad, wife of Late M. A. Samad, a renowned insurance legend and the founder of Bangladesh General Insurance Company PLC.
We continue to remember her work as the Founder & Editor of `Minar’ the first Bangla children’s magazine published in 1949. Her courage in allowing her home at Dhanmondi to receive the first cache of arms in April 1971 and sanctuary to freedom fighters. Her setting up free community schools `Kushumkoli’ and such other humanitarian facilities she founded as the longest serving President (1973-2011) of `Dhaka Ladies Club’ and which still continue to serve the community
Fowzia Samad was born on 28 February 1929 in Shillong, Assam, then part of British India. Her ancestral home was in Balaganj Upazila of Sylhet. She passed away on 25 April 2011 at a hospital in Singapore. She was the mother of Towhid Samad, Chairman of BGIC, Fancy Samad, Tamju Samad & Sabrina Samad.
