At 117, Nurjahan Begum continues to read newspapers and the Quran Sharif and even types phone numbers without glasses. She has witnessed five generations of her family. She studied up to SSC in Bangla Year 1349 and received a small scholarship of 2.5 taka, but her education stopped after marriage. Even now, she manages everything herself, from bathing to taking medicines.
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