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List of Bangladeshi women writers

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This is a list of women writers who were born in Bangladesh or whose writings are closely associated with that country.

Contents

A

  • Shaheen Akhtar (born 1962), novelist, short story writer, editor
  • Monica Ali (born 1967), Bangladeshi-British novelist, essayist
  • 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

    • L

  • Rokeya Lita (active since 2015), novelist, journalist

    • 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
  • Kamini Roy (1864–1933), Bengali feminist, poet, essayist, children's writer in British India

    • References

    List of Bangladeshi women writers Wikipedia
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