Razia Khan
| Razia Khan | |
|---|---|
| Native name | রাজিয়া খান |
| Born | 1936 |
| Died | 28 December 2011 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Awards |
Ekushey Padak Bangla Academy Award |
Razia Khan (1936 – 28 December 2011) was a Bangladeshi novelist.
Khan wrote Bot tolar Upannayash in 1958. Her adolescence was spent reading Tagore, Sharat Chandra Chatterji, Gorky, Shaw, Galsworthy, Marx and Engels.
She took great interest in acting and performed on both the radio and the stage. She also earned fame for recitation and as a presenter on the radio. An exceptionally brilliant student of English literature, Razia Khan obtained first class first in both Honours and master's degrees, went to the University of Birmingham, UK, on a scholarship from the British Council for higher studies. On her return she joined the editorial board of the then Pakistan Observer (renamed the Bangladesh Observer after the independence), but soon left to join the English Department of Dhaka University which set her career path.
Khan died in a city hospital of Dhaka, Bangladesh on 28 December 2011.
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