Jahanara Arzu (born 17 November 1932) is a Bangladeshi poet.
She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1987 by the Government of Bangladesh for her contribution to Bengali literature.
[1] Arzu and Sufia Kamal were the founding editors of Sultana, the first women's weekly published from East Bengal on 14 January 1949.
[2][3] Arzu was married to a former Vice President of Bangladesh and Justice A K M Nurul Islam.
[1] Together they have two sons including Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam and professor Minara Zahan.