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Sufia Khatun
সুফিয়া খাতুন
Personal details
BornMay 1922
Mymensingh
Died7 January 2023 (aged 100)
Dhaka
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationAuthor, social activist
AwardsBangla 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]

Biography

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]

References

  1. ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (23 January 2022). "বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার পেলেন ১৫ জন". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Pratidin, Bangladesh (7 January 2023). "Bangla Academy award recipient Sufia Khatun dies | Bangladesh pratidin". বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Sufia Khatun Books - সুফিয়া খাতুন এর বই | Rokomari.com". www.rokomari.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (7 January 2023). "লেখক, শিক্ষক সুফিয়া খাতুন আর নেই". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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