Razia Khan | |
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রাজিয়া খান | |
Born | c. 1936 |
Died | 28 December 2011
Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged 74–75)
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Children | Aasha Mehreen Amin (daughter) |
Parent |
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Relatives | Nurul Amin (father-in-law) |
Awards | full list |
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]
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. [5] She went to University of Birmingham on a scholarship from the British Council for higher studies. [5]
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. [5]
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). [6] The couple had two children: banker Kaiser Tamiz Amin and journalist Aasha Mehreen Amin. [7] [8]