Dhaka, March 25 -- Sanjida Khatun, a pioneer of the Bengali cultural movement and founding member and president of Chhayanaut, has died at the age of 91.

She was taken to Square Hospital in Dhaka after 3 pm on Tuesday, where doctors declared her dead, according to her family.

A legendary figure in Bangladesh's cultural sphere and a personality revered by scholars, Sanjida dedicated her life to exploring and shaping the Bengali identity, as per a bdnews24.com report.

Born on April 4, 1933, Sanjida was the daughter of Qazi Motahar Hossain -- founder of the Statistics Department at Dhaka University and a national professor.

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