Razia Khan
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Razia Khan Amin (1936 – 28 December 2011) was a Bangladeshi writer, poet and educationist.[1] She was also a journalist, theatre actor and columnist for newspapers.[1] She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1997 for her contribution to education by the Government of Bangladesh.[2]
Education and career
Khan's father Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan was a politician and a social activist.[3][4]
Khan completed her bachelor's degree and masters in English from the University of Dhaka.[5] She went to University of Birmingham on a scholarship from the British Council for higher studies.[5]
Khan joined the editorial board of the then Pakistan Observer (later renamed The Bangladesh Observer). She then joined as a faculty member of the Department of English of the University of Dhaka.[1]
At the age of 18, Khan wrote her first novel Bot tolar Upannayash in 1958.[5]
Personal life
Khan was married to Anwarul Amin Makhon, the second-eldest son of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nurul Amin. Anwarul Amin Makhon was the former general manager of BCCI Bangladesh and opened Bangladesh Bank's first branch abroad (in London).[6] The couple had two children: banker Kaiser Tamiz Amin and journalist Aasha Mehreen Amin.[7][8]
Works
Novels
- Bot tolar Upannayash (Novel of the Wayside, 1959)
- Anukalpa (The Alrternative, 1959)
- Proticitra (The Blue-Print, 1975)
- Citra-kabya (Picturesque Verses, 1980)
- He Mohajibon (O! Eternal Life, 1983)
- Draupadi (1992)[5]
- Padatik (The Pedestrian, 1996)
- Brhastonir
- Shikhor Himaddrir
- Bandi Bihongo[5]
Awards
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- Bangla Academy Literary Award (1975)Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Qamar Mushtari Gold Medal (1985)Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Ekushey Padak (1997)Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Lekhika Sangha Gold Medal (1998)[5]
- Druhee Katha-Shahityak Abdur Rouf Choudhury Memorial Award (1999)Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Anannya Literature Award (2003)[5]
References
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Further reading
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- 1936 births
- 2011 deaths
- University of Dhaka alumni
- Alumni of the University of Birmingham
- Academic staff of the University of Dhaka
- Bengali-language writers
- Bangladeshi women novelists
- 20th-century Bangladeshi novelists
- 20th-century Bangladeshi women writers
- Recipients of the Ekushey Padak
- Recipients of Bangla Academy Award
- 20th-century Bangladeshi writers