Lutfunnahar Helen

Lutfunnahar Helen (; 28 December 1947 – 5 October 1971) was a Bangladeshi teacher and political activist associated with left‑wing student movements and the National Awami Party. She took part in local armed struggle during the Bangladesh Liberation War. In October 1971, she was captured by Razakar collaborators and Pakistani forces and was tortured and killed. She is commemorated as a female martyr of the independence struggle.

Early life Helen was born on 28 December 1947 in Magura, East Bengal, then part of the Dominion of Pakistan Her family lived in Harekrishnapur village in Mohammadpur. Her father, Fazlul Huq, was active in the National Awami Party and the local Krishak Samiti. She finished matriculation in 1963 and completed her intermediate studies at Magura College in 1965. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Rajshahi University in 1968.