Razia Khan Explained

Razia Khan
Native Name:রাজিয়া খান
Native Name Lang:bn
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Awards:full list
Father:Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan
Relatives:Nurul Amin (father-in-law)
Children:Aasha Mehreen Amin (daughter)

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

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. 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.[1]

At the age of 18, Khan wrote her first novel Bot tolar Upannayash in 1958.

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).[5] The couple had two children: banker Kaiser Tamiz Amin and journalist Aasha Mehreen Amin.[6]

Works

Novels

Awards

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. News: 28 December 2013 . Razia Khan Amin's 2nd anniversary of death today . . 18 March 2015 . 2 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134813/http://www.thedailystar.net/razia-khan-amins-2nd-anniversary-of-death-today-4332 . live .
  2. News: http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/. bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ. Ekushey Padak winners list. Government of Bangladesh. bn. 22 July 2017. 17 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180617174919/http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001. live.
  3. News: Those who passed on…. 2012-01-01. The Daily Star. 2017-11-23. en. 2024-06-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20240602131221/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-216442. live.
  4. News: Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan: A Celebration Of Courage. 2022-02-08. Bangladesh on Record. 2022-11-10. en. 2022-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20221110031413/https://bangladeshonrecord.com/maulvi-tamizuddin-khan-a-celebration-of-courage/#.Y2xqHnZBy1s. dead.
  5. News: Anwarul Amin’s memoir revisits the first Bangladeshi bank established abroad. 18 December 2021. Syeda, Maisha. The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 2 June 2024. 20 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172628/https://www.thedailystar.net/daily-star-books/news/anwarul-amins-memoir-revisits-the-first-bangladeshi-bank-established-abroad-2920311. live.
  6. News: সাহিত্যিক রাজিয়া খানের জন্মদিন আজ. bn. NewsG24. 16 February 2022. 2 June 2024. 21 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220921232809/https://www.newsg24.com/feature-news/8078/. live.
  7. News: An Unpretentious Writer. The Daily Star. Shamim Ahsan. 31 October 2003. 22 July 2017. 18 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170818174615/http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2003/10/05/literature.htm. dead.

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