Razia Khan
Razia Khan Amin (1936 – 28 December 2011) was a Bangladeshi writer, poet and educationist. She was also a journalist, theatre actor and columnist for newspapers. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1997 for her contribution to education by the Government of Bangladesh.
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Razia Khan
- Name
- Razia Khan
- Born
- c. 1936
- Died
- 28 December 2011
- Place of death
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Awards
- full list
- Spouse
- Anwarul Amin Makhon
- Nationality
- Bangladesh · British Raj · Pakistan
- Occupation
- writer · journalist
- Education
- University of Birmingham · University of Dhaka
- Honours
- Ekushey Padak · Bangla Academy Literary Award
- Languages
- Bangla
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• Name — Razia Khan • Native Name — রাজিয়া খান • Born — c. 1936 • Died — 28 December 2011 • Place of death — Dhaka, Bangladesh • Awards — full list • Father — Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan • Relatives — Nurul Amin (father-in-law) • Spouse — Anwarul Amin Makhon • Children — Aasha Mehreen Amin (daughter)
Education and career
Education and career
Khan's father Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan was a politician and a social activist. Khan completed her bachelor's degree and masters in English from the University of Dhaka. She went to University of Birmingham on a scholarship from the British Council for higher studies. 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. At the age of 18, Khan wrote her first novel Bot tolar Upannayash in 1958.
Personal life
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). The couple had two children: banker Kaiser Tamiz Amin and journalist Aasha Mehreen Amin.
Novels
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) • Padatik (The Pedestrian, 1996) • Brhastonir • Shikhor Himaddrir • Bandi Bihongo
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Faridpur District.
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Dhaka.
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Awards
• PEN Lay Writing Award (1956) • Pope Gold Medal (1957) • Bangla Academy Literary Award (1975) • Qamar Mushtari Gold Medal (1985) • Ekushey Padak (1997) • Lekhika Sangha Gold Medal (1998) • Druhee Katha-Shahityak Abdur Rouf Choudhury Memorial Award (1999) • Anannya Literature Award (2003)
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- 1.Razia Khan Amin's 2nd anniversary of death today. The Daily Star. 28 December 2013.
- 2.Government of Bangladesh.
- 3.Those who passed on…. The Daily Star. 2012-01-01.
- 4.Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan: A Celebration Of Courage. Bangladesh on Record. 2022-02-08.
- 5.Syeda, Maisha. Anwarul Amin's memoir revisits the first Bangladeshi bank established abroad. The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 18 December 2021.
- 6.Mazumder, Ershad. রাস্তা থেকে বলছি. 2011.
- 7.NewsG24. 16 February 2022.
- 8.Shamim Ahsan. An Unpretentious Writer. The Daily Star. 31 October 2003.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Hashmi, Alamgir. Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Literatures in English. Routledge. 2005.
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