Rabia Khatun (26 December 1935 - 3 January 2021) was a Bangladeshi writer. The first novel he wrote was called Nirashraya (unpublished).
Early life
Khatun was born at his uncle's house in Bikrampur, Dhaka. However, his ancestral home is in Sholghar village in Srinagar upazila of Munshiganj district His father Maulvi Mohammad Mulluk Chand and mother Hamida Khatun. He passed the entrance examination (now secondary) from Armanitola School in 1947. As a daughter of a conservative Muslim family, her formal education was cut short due to school restrictions.
Personal life
Rabia Khatun was married to ATM Fazlul Haque, editor and film director, on July 23, 1952. They have four children, Faridur Reza Sagar, Keka Ferdousi, Farhadur Reza Prabal and Farhana Kakli.
Career:
Famous film director Chashi Nazrul Islam made the film Megh Par Megh in 2004 based on the popular novel Megh Par Megh based on the liberation war written by Rabia Khatun. And in 2011 director Shahjahan Chowdhury made another popular novel Madhumati based on the same title. Actress Mausumi also made a film with the same title in 2003 based on her book, Sometimes Clouds, Sometimes Rain. Besides writing, Rabia Khatun has taught. He also did journalism. He was also a council member of Bangla Academy. He was a member of the Constitutional Steering Council of the National Book Center, a judge on the National Film Awards jury, a council member of the Children's Academy and a judge on television's 'New Twenty'. He has been the judge and chairperson of the National Debate Jury of Bangladesh Television. She was associated with Bangla Academy, Bangladesh Lekhika Sangha, Dhaka Ladies Club, Business and Professional Women's Club, Bangladesh Lekhak Shibir, Bangladesh Kotha Shilpi Sangsad and Mahila Samiti.
Bibliography:
Novel
Homeless - (unpublished)
Farewell - (Unpublished)
Ashok-Reba - (Unpublished)
Madhumati (1983)
Saheb Bazar (1985)
Ananta Anbesha (1989)
Rajarbagh Shalimarbagh (1989)
Mind is a white dove ()
Ferrari Sun.
One of many
Another name for life
Day and night
That one spring
Mohar Ali (1985)
Blue night
Bayanna Bazar Ek Galli (1984)
The birds all roar
Beautiful afternoon at Nayana Lake
Mid-summer
E Bhara Badar Mah Bhadar (198)
He and all
Hanif's horse
Hiran Dah (1995)
This Birhakal (1995)
The whole novel of the liberation war
Hotel Green Button (1995)
Moonrise
Selected love novels
The name of the garden is Malnichhara
Priyo Gulshana (1997)
Basant Villa (1999)
Shadow lady
Beauty News (1999)
Near Heart (1999)
Deadly Night (1999)
The best novel
Malini's noon
Stained glass windows
Cloud after cloud
Which is something unexpected
Rain in the distance
Sakin and Mayatru
Five friends of Ramna Park
Just for you
Address BH Tower
Sometimes clouds, sometimes rain
The first slaughterhouse
Kamalika
Ten novels
Conch morning nature
Which doesn't happen
There are still many nights in the sky
The whole of the novel
Self-selected novel
Worldly
Infected in dreams
Who was he
After the great cataclysm
Selected novels
The last house in town
The light of the lost Josner
Maigo
Seaweed and romance men
This is burning
Raima
Rewards:
Bangla Academy Award, (1973)
Humayun Qadir Memorial Award (1989)
Ekushey Padak, (1993)
Bangladesh Writers Association Award, Bangladesh Writers Association (1994)
Nasiruddin Gold Medal (1995)
Jasimuddin Award (1997)
Sher-e-Bangla Gold Medal (1997)
Shapla Doyle Award (1997)
Tenashinas Award (1997)
Rishi Sahitya Padak (1997)
Atish Dipankar Award (1997)
Laila Samad Award (1999)
Ananya Sahitya Puraskar (1999)
Millennium Award (2000)
Television Reporters Award (2001)
Bangladesh Cultural Reporters Award (2002)
Sheltech Medal (2002)
Michael Madhusudan Award (2005)
Bangladesh Film Journalists Association Award, Bangladesh Film Journalists Association (2005)
Independence Award (2016)
Death:
He died on 3 January 2021 at his home in Gulshan. He was 65 years old