Sufia Khatun | |
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সুফিয়া খাতুন | |
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Born | May 1922 Mymensingh |
Died | 7 January 2023 (aged 100) Dhaka |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation | Author, social activist |
Awards | Bangla Academy Literary Award |
Sufia Khatun ( Bengali: সুফিয়া খাতুন) (May 1922 – 7 January 2023) was a Bangladeshi author and social activist. She won the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2021. [1] [2]
She was born in Mymensingh in May 1922.
She wrote an autobiography titled "Jibon Nodir Bake Bake" ( Bengali: জীবন নদীর বাঁকে বাঁকে) which was published in 2005. In 2006, she wrote a children's book titled "Shona Jhora Din" ( Bengali: সোনা ঝরা দিন). She wrote a book of poems titled "Apo Bhuvan" ( Bengali: ওপো ভুবন).
In 2014, she published a book regarding her long exile life titled "Probasher Prapti" ( Bengali: প্রবাসের প্রাপ্তি). In 2018, another book of poems was published by her titled "Narir Chokher Jol" ( Bengali: নারীর চোখের জল). [3]
She died on January 7, 2023. [2] [4]