List of Bangladeshi writers
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s listed below were either born in Bangladesh
or else published much of their writing while living in that country.
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Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
s listed below were either born in Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
or else published much of their writing while living in that country.
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- Abdul Ahad (Bengali: আবদুল আহাদ ) (1920–1994)
- Abdul Hakim (Bangla: আব্দুল হাকিম) (born 1620), poet
- Akhtaruzzaman Ilias (Bangla: আখতারুজ্জামান ইলিয়াস)(1943–1997), novelist and short story writer
- Al MahmudAl MahmudMir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud , commonly known as Al Mahmud is a Bangladeshi Poet, novelist, short-story writer. He is considered as one of the greatest Bengali poets emerged from 1950s. His work in Bengali poetry is dominated by his copious use of regional dialects...
(born 1936), poet
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- Begum Rokeya (Roquia Sakhawat Hussain) Bangla: (বেগম রোকেয়া), (1880–1932), author and social worker
- Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyayBankim Chandra ChattopadhyayBankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was a famous Bengali writer, poet and journalist. He was the composer of India’s national song Vande Mataram, originally a Bengali and Sanskrit stotra personifying India as a mother goddess and inspiring the activists during the Indian Freedom Movement...
(Bengali: বঙ্কিম চন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় Bôngkim Chôndro Chôţţopaddhae) ('Chattopadhyay' in the original Bengali; 'Chatterjee' as spelt by the British) (1838–1894), poet, novelist, essayist and journ
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- Dilwar KhanDilwar KhanDilwar Khan is a Bangladeshi poet famous for writing on behalf of the poor and neglected people.- Biography :...
(born 1937), poet - Dinabandhu MitraDinabandhu MitraDinabandhu Mitra the Bengali dramatist, was born in 1830 at village Chouberia in Gopalnagar P.S., 24 Parganas and was the son of Kalachand Mitra. His given name was Gandharva Narayan, but he changed it to Dinabandhu Mitra.-Early life:Dinabandhu Mitra's education started at a village pathshala...
(Bengali: দীনবন্ধু মিত্র) (1830–1876), dramatist
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- Hasan Azizul HuqHasan Azizul HuqHasan Azizul Huq is a Bangladeshi writer, reputed for his short stories. He was born on 2 February 1939 in Jabgraam in Burdwan district of West Bengal, India...
(Bangla: হাসান আজিজুল হক) (born 1939), writer - Humayun AzadHumayun AzadHumayun Azad was a prolific Bangladeshi author and scholar. He wrote more than seventy titles...
(Bangla: হুমায়ুন আজাদ) (1947–2004) writer and scholar - Humayun AhmedHumayun AhmedHumayun Ahmed is a Bangladeshi author, dramatist and director of film and television. He broke through since the publication of his first novel, Nandita Naraké...
(Bangla: হুমায়ূন আহেমদ) (born 1948), author and playwright - Humayun Kabir DhaliHumayun Kabir DhaliHumayun Kabir Dhali is a writer and journalist in Bangladesh.-References:...
, author and journalist
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- Ishwar Chandra VidyasagarIshwar Chandra VidyasagarIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar CIE , born Ishwar Chandra Bandopadhyaya , was an Indian Bengali polymath and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance....
(Bengali: ঈশ্বর চন্দ্র বিদ্যাসাগর Ishshor Chôndro Biddashagor) (1820–1891), born Ishwar Chandra Bandopadhyaya (Bengali: ঈশ্বর চন্দ্র বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়, Ishshor Chôndro Bôndopaddhae) - Jahanara ImamJahanara ImamJahanara Imam was a Bangladeshi writer and political activist. She is most widely remembered for her efforts to bring those accused of committing war crimes in the Bangladesh Liberation War to trial...
(Bengali: জাহানারা ইমাম) (1929—1994) - Jahir Raihan (Bengali: জহির রায়হান) (1935-1972?)
- Jasim Uddin (Jasimuddin) (Bangla: জসীমউদ্দীন) (full name Jasimuddin Mollah) (1903–1976)
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- KaykobadKaykobadKaykobad or Mohakobi Kaykobad was the pen name of the poet Kazem Ali Quereshi.-Background:...
(Bangla: কায়কোবাদ) (also spelt Kaikobad) or Mohakobi Kaykobad [Kaykobad the great poet]) pen name of the poet Kazem Ali Quereshi (1857–1951), poet - Kazi Nazrul IslamKazi Nazrul IslamKazi Nazrul Islam , sobriquet Bidrohi Kobi, was a Bengali poet, musician and revolutionary who pioneered poetic works espousing intense spiritual rebellion against fascism and oppression. His poetry and nationalist activism earned him the popular title of Bidrohi Kobi...
(Bengali: কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম Kazi Nozrul Islam) (1899–1976)
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- Manik BandopadhyayManik BandopadhyayManik Bandopadhyay ; ; was an Indian Bengali novelist and is considered one of the leading lights of modern Bangla fiction. During a short lifespan of forty-eight years, plagued simultaneously by illness and financial crisis, he produced 36 novels and 177 short-stories...
(Bangla: মানিক বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়) born Prabodh Kumar Bandhopadhay (1908–1956) novelist and short-story writer - Michael Madhusudan DuttMichael Madhusudan DuttMichael Madhusudan Dutt or Michael Madhusudan Dutta was a popular 19th century Bengali poet and dramatist. He was born in Sagardari , on the bank of Kopotaksho [কপোতাক্ষ] River, a village in Keshobpur Upozila, Jessore District, East Bengal . His father was Rajnarayan Dutt, an eminent lawyer, and...
(Bengali: মাইকেল মধুসূদন দত্ত Maikel Modhushudôn Dôtto) born Madhusudan Dutt (Datta), (1824–1873), poet and dramatist - Mir Mosharraf HossainMir Mosharraf HossainMir Mosharraf Hossain was a Bengali language novelist, playwright and essayist in 19th century Bengal. He is principally known for his famous novel Bishad Sindhu...
(Bangla: মীর মশাররফ হোসেন) (1847–1912) - Munir Chowdhury also "Munier Chowdhury" (Bengali: মুনীর চৌধুরী) (1925–1971), educator, playwright, literary critic and political dissident
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- Nurul MomenNurul MomenNurul Momen , also known as Natyaguru , was an educationist, playwright, director, humorist, lawyer, broadcaster, philanthropist and essayist of Bangladesh...
(Bangla: নুরুল মোমেন) (November 25, 1908 – February 16, 1990), also known as Natyaguru, was an educationist, playwright, director, humorist, lawyer, broadcaster, philanthropist and essayist of Bangladesh. He is often referred to as the "Father of Bangladeshi theatre".
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- Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature...
(Bengali: রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর (1861–1941), poet, Brahmo religionist, visual artist, playwright, novelist, and composer; winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature
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- Selina HossainSelina HossainSelina Hossain, , a female author of Bengali Literature, living in Bangladesh, is a famous novelist.-Life:She is also an editor.She Founded Faria-Lara Foundation-Novels:*Jalochchwas...
(Bengali: সেলিনা হোসেন) (born 1947), journalist, filmmaker, human rights activist, and author - Shahriar KabirShahriar KabirFor the Bangladeshi cricketer of the same name see Shahriar Kabir .Shahriar Kabir is a Bangladesh Awamileague Supported Bangladeshi journalist, filmmaker, human rights activist, and author of more than 70 books focusing on human rights, communalism, fundamentalism, history, and the Bangladesh war...
(Bengali: শাহরিয়ার কবীর) - Shamsur RahmanShamsur RahmanShamsur Rahman was a Bangladeshi poet, columnist and journalist. Rahman, who emerged in the latter half of the 20th century, wrote more than sixty books of poetry and is considered a key figure in Bengali literature. He was regarded the unofficial poet laureate of Bangladesh...
(Bangla: শামসুর রাহমান Shamsur Rŭhman) (1929–2006), poet, columnist and journalist - Sufia KamalSufia KamalSufia Kamal was a poet, writer, organizer, feminist and activist from Bangladesh. She was born to a Muslim family in Barisal, Bangladesh. She is one of the most widely recognized cultural personalities in Bangladesh...
(Bangla: সুফিয়া কামাল) (1911–1999), poet, writer, organizer, feminist and activist - Syed WaliullahSyed WaliullahSyed Waliullah was a Bangladeshi novelist, short-story writer and playwright. He is most well known in Bangla literature for his first novel, Lalsalu...
(সৈয়দ ওয়ালিউল্লাহ) (1922–1971), novelist, short-story writer and playwright