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

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

K

M

N

R

  • Rizia Rahman (born 1939), novelist[2]
  • Kamini Roy (1864–1933), Bengali feminist, poet, essayist, children's writer in British India

See also

References

  1. "Monica Ali: You Ask The Questions". The Independent. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. "Rizia Rahman". www.press.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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