List of Bangladeshi women writers
This is a list of notable women writers who were born in Bangladesh or whose writings are closely associated with that country.
A
- Shaheen Akhtar (born 1962), novelist, short story writer, editor
- Monica Ali (born 1967), Bangladeshi-British novelist, essayist[1]
- Tahmima Anam (born 1965), novelist, short story writer, essayist
- Iffat Ara (born 1939), novelist, short story writer, essayist, magazine editor, educator, women's rights activist
- Husne Ara Shahed, contemporary novelist, non-fiction writer, educator
- Shamim Azad (born 1952), Bangladeshi-British poet, short story writer, novelist, children's writer
B
- Purabi Basu, 21st-century short story writer, women's rights activist
H
- Anwara Syed Haq (born 1940), novelist, short story writer, children's writer, essayist
- Dilara Hashem (born 1936), novelist
- Roquia Sakhawat Hussain (1880–1932), essayist, short story writer, novelist, poet, feminist, author of Sultana's Dream
- Selina Hossain (born 1947), acclaimed novelist
I
- Nilima Ibrahim (1921–2002), non-fiction writer, novelist, playwright, short story writer, translator, educator
- Jahanara Imam (1929–1994), non-fiction writer, diarist, political activist
J
- Nasreen Jahan (born 1966), novelist, editor
K
- Naila Kabeer (born 1950), social economist, non-fiction writer
- Siddika Kabir (1931–2012), cookbook writer, television host
- Sufia Kamal (1911–1999), poet, feminist
- Rabina Khan (born 1972), Bangladeshi-British novelist, playwright, film producer, politician
- Razia Khan (1936–2011), novelist
- Rabeya Khatun (born 1935), novelist
M
- Mokbula Manzoor (born 1938), novelist
- Shahnaz Munni (born 1969), poet, short story writer, journalist, television news editor
N
- Taslima Nasrin (born 1962), columnist, novelist, autobiographer
R
- Rizia Rahman (born 1939), novelist[2]
- Kamini Roy (1864–1933), Bengali feminist, poet, essayist, children's writer in British India
See also
References
- "Monica Ali: You Ask The Questions". The Independent. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- "Rizia Rahman". www.press.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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