List of Bangladeshi women writers

This is a list of notable women writers who were born in Bangladesh or whose writings are closely associated with that country.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

A

• Shaheen Akhtar (born 1962), novelist, short story writer, editor
• Monica Ali (born 1967), Bangladeshi-British novelist, essayist[1]
• Tahmima Anam (born 1975), novelist, short story writer, essayist
• Iffat Ara (born 1939), novelist, short story writer, essayist, magazine editor, educator, women's rights activist
• Husne Ara Shahed (1939–2022), novelist, non-fiction writer, educator
• Shamim Azad (born 1952), Bangladeshi-British poet, short story writer, novelist, children's writer

B

• Purabi Basu (born 1949), 21st-century short story writer, women's rights activist

H

• Anwara Syed Haq (born 1940), novelist, short story writer, children's writer, essayist
• Dilara Hashem (1935–2022), novelist
• Roquia Sakhawat Hussain (1880–1932), essayist, short story writer, novelist, poet, feminist, author of Sultana's Dream
• Selina Hossain (born 1947), acclaimed novelist

I

• Nilima Ibrahim (1921–2002), non-fiction writer, novelist, playwright, short story writer, translator, educator
• Jahanara Imam (1929–1994), non-fiction writer, diarist, political activist

J

• Nasreen Jahan (born 1966), novelist, editor
• Adiba Jaigirdar, Bangladeshi-Irish writer

K

• Naila Kabeer (born 1950), social economist, non-fiction writer
• Siddika Kabir (1931–2012), cookbook writer, television host
• Sufia Kamal (1911–1999), poet, feminist
• Rabina Khan (born 1972), Bangladeshi-British novelist, playwright, film producer, politician
• Razia Khan (1936–2011), novelist
• Rabeya Khatun (1935–2021), novelist

M

• Mokbula Manzoor (1938–2020), novelist
• Shahnaz Munni (born 1969), poet, short story writer, journalist, television news editor

N

• Taslima Nasrin (born 1962), columnist, novelist, autobiographer

R

• Rizia Rahman (1939–2019), novelist[2]
• Kamini Roy (1864–1933), Bengali feminist, poet, essayist, children's writer in British India

S

• Tamanna Smrity (born 1984), novelist, short story writer, fiction writer, doctor, Author of "Hotath Chhayar Vubone", "Chowdhury Kothon", "Tn", "Tn Shesh Ongko" & “Shi No Nai Basho”[3][4][5]

See also

• List of women writers

References

1. "Monica Ali: You Ask The Questions". The Independent. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
2. "Rizia Rahman". www.press.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
3. "বইমেলায় প্রকাশ পেলো তামান্না স্মৃতির 'শি নো নাই বাসো'".
4. "বইমেলায় আসছে তামান্না স্মৃতির একক থ্রিলার গল্প সংকলন "শি নো নাই বাসো"". February 2024.
5. "বইমেলায় তামান্না স্মৃতির থ্রিলার 'শি নো নাই বাসো'".