Hasna Begum (February 24, 1935 – December 1, 2020) was a Bangladeshi philosopher and feminist. She was a professor of philosophy at the University of Dhaka until her retirement in December 2000. Begum was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Begum was chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Dhaka from 1991 to 1994 and was appointed to the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh's Rokeya Chair in 2010.

Hasna Begum

She was a board member of the International Association of Bioethics (IAB) from 1997 to 2005. She was a member of the editorial board of Bioethics.

Hasna Begum

Begum died at a Dhaka hospital on December 1, 2020 from COVID-19 at the age of 85.

Hasna Begum

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1935 births

2020 deaths

Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi writers

Philosophers

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Feminist writers

Academics of the University of Dhaka