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Razia Khan

Bangladeshi writer, poet and educationist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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For the Botswana banker and economist, see Razia Khan (economist).

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]

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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]

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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

References

Further reading

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