Helena Khan Explained

Helena Khan
Native Name:	হেলেনা খান
Native Name Lang:	bn
Birth Date:	23 March 1927
Nationality:	Bangladeshi
Genre:	Children Literature
Awards:	full list
Alma Mater:	Lady Brabourne College
Death Place:	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Helena Khan (23 March 1927 – 15 March 2019)^{[1] [2]} was a Bangladeshi educationist and writer.^[3] She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree from Lady Brabourne College.^[4] In her career, she had served in five different government schools.^[4]

Awards

• Nurunnesa Khatun Bidyabinodini Literary Award (1976)^[5]
• Bangladesh Shishu Academy Purashkar (2001)^[2]
• Bangla Academy Literary Award (2008)^[6]
• Ekushey Padak (2010)^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Novelist Helena Khan passes away. 2019-03-16. Dhaka Tribune. 2019-03-22.
2. Web site: Writer Helena Khan dies in US. Prothom Alo. en. 2019-03-17. 2019-03-17.
3. Web site: Novelist Helena Khan passes away. 2019-03-16. Dhaka Tribune. 2019-03-17.
4. Web site: Brabourne's Bengali Muslim Women : Holding the Mast of Education. The Daily Star. 2010-07-23. Tamanna Khan. 2019-03-17. 28 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191228175610/http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2010/07/04/education.htm. dead.
5. Web site: Helena Khan passes away. 2019-03-16. The Daily Star. en. 2019-03-17.
6. News: Three writers receive Bangla Academy awards. Amena Khatun. 2009-02-27. The Daily Star. 2019-03-17.
7. News: 15 named for Ekushey Padak-2010. 2010-02-17. The Daily Star. 2019-03-17.