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Razia Khan
রাজিয়া খান
Bornc. 1936
Died28 December 2011(2011-12-28) (aged 74–75)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
ChildrenAasha Mehreen Amin (daughter)
FatherMaulvi Tamizuddin Khan
RelativesNurul Amin (father-in-law)
Awardsfull list

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

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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

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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

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Novels

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  • 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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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Razia Khan Amin's 2nd anniversary of death today". The Daily Star. 28 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Those who passed on…". The Daily Star. 1 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan: A Celebration Of Courage". Bangladesh on Record. 8 February 2022. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Shamim Ahsan (31 October 2003). "An Unpretentious Writer". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ^ Syeda, Maisha (18 December 2021). "Anwarul Amin's memoir revisits the first Bangladeshi bank established abroad". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ^ Mazumder, Ershad (2011), "ব্যাঙ্কারদের সামাজিক দায়বদ্ধতা ও মানবিকতা", রাস্তা থেকে বলছি (in Bengali)
  8. ^ "সাহিত্যিক রাজিয়া খানের জন্মদিন আজ". NewsG24 (in Bengali). 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

Further reading

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  • Hashmi, Alamgir (2005). "Khan, Razia (1935-)". In Benson, Eugene; Conolly, L. W. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Literatures in English. London: Routledge – via Credo Reference.


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