Ferdousi Priyabhashini (19 February 1947 â 6 March 2018) was a Bangladeshi sculptor. She was the first one to publicly announce herself as Birangona, a term coined by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for the rape victims of the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. Government of Bangladesh awarded her Independence Day Award in 2010.
Priyabhashini was born on 19 February 1947 in Khulna, Bangladesh to her parents Rowshan Hasina and Syed Mahbubul Hoque. Priyabhashini was married to an artist in 1963. She worked in a jute mill to support her family, but the financial problems grew and the couple got separated in 1971.
Priyabhashini later became a sculptor. Since 1990, she had displayed her works through exhibitions. Her first exhibition was jointly inaugurated by artist SM Sultan and poet Sufia Kamal, and anchored by Syed Shamsul Haque.
The 2015 play Jamuna draws inspiration from Priyabhashini's life and artwork.
Priyabhashini married Ahsanullah Ahmed in 1972. Together they have three sons and three daughters.