Khaleda Adib Chowdhury
Khaleda Adib Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
খালেদা আদিব চৌধুরী | |
| Born | c. 1937 |
| Died | 28 May 2008 (aged 70–71) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupations | Writer, editor |
| Children | Sumona Haque |
| Awards | Full list |
Khaleda Adib Chowdhury (c. 1937 – 28 May 2008)[1] was a Bangladeshi writer.[2] She was the recipient of 1993 Bangla Academy Literary Award.[3]
Background and career
Chowdhury was born in 1937 in Comilla in the then British India.[1] She served as a government officer, teacher, journalist and later, a writer. She published over 42 books.[2] She was the editor of juvenile magazine Nabarun and Sachitra Bangladesh.[1]
Personal life
Chowdhury was married to Anwarul Haque, a semi-governmental service holder.[4] Together they had one son, Tanveerul Haque Probal, and two daughters, Sangeeta Khan and Sumona Haque.[4][2] Tanveerul, a civil engineer, was the president of REHAB.[5] Sangeeta (d. 2023) was an entrepreneur and women's rights activist.[6] She was married to Faizur Rahman Khan, a former managing director of Building Technology & Ideas Limited (bti).[7] Sumona is a singer and painter, known for voicing television advertisement jingles.[8]
Chowdhury died on 28 May 2008 in Uttara neighborhood, Dhaka.[1]
Works
- Amar Deho Amar Haat (1978)
- Pantho Tomar Bhalobasha (1983)
- Tomar Onongo (1986)
- Duhaate Andhar Kete (1993)
- Hae Badhon Lotar Kadon (1995)
- Premer Kobita (1998)
- Nirob Narsisus Obhimaan Aache Bedonae, Poems (2001)[2]
Awards
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (1993)
- Alaol Literature Award
- Poet Jashim Uddin Parsiahd Literature Award
- Bangladesh Lekhika Shongho Award
- Agrani Bank Shishu Shahitto Award
- M Nurul Kader Foundation Shahitto Award
- Dhaka Mahila Club Podok
- Ushi Shahitto Award (Comilla)[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Poet Khaleda Edib Chowdhury passes away". The Daily Star. 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Mohsena Reza Shopna (2009-05-30). "Remembering a litterateur". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ↑ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- 1 2 "A colloquy with Sangeeta Khan". observerbd.com (in Bengali). 26 November 2016. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
- ↑ "Tanveer, Jewel elected Rehab president, secretary". The Daily Star. 4 April 2008. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
- ↑ "Sangeeta Khan passes away". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
- ↑ "FR Khan steps down as bti MD". The Daily Star. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
- ↑ "Sumona Haque's solo exhibition this year end". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2026-06-18.