List of Bangladeshi writers

The Writers listed below were either born in Bangladesh or else published much of their writing while living in that country.

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Abdul Ahad (Bengali: আবদুল আহাদ ) (1920–1994)
Abdul Hakim (Bangla: আব্দুল হাকিম) (born 1620), poet
Akhtaruzzaman Ilias (Bangla: আখতারুজ্জামান ইলিয়াস)(1943–1997), novelist and short story writer
Al Mahmud (born 1936), poet
Anisul Hoque (Bengali: আনিসুল হক)(born 1965)
Ali Zaker
Ahsan Habib
Ahmed Sofa

Begum Rokeya (Roquia Sakhawat Hussain) Bangla: (বেগম রোকেয়া), (1880–1932), author and social worker
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (Bengali: বঙ্কিম চন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় Bôngkim Chôndro Chôţţopaddhae) ('Chattopadhyay' in the original Bengali; 'Chatterjee' as spelt by the British) (1838–1894), poet, novelist, essayist and journ

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (Bengali: ঈশ্বর চন্দ্র বিদ্যাসাগর Ishshor Chôndro Biddashagor) (1820–1891), born Ishwar Chandra Bandopadhyaya (Bengali: ঈশ্বর চন্দ্র বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়, Ishshor Chôndro Bôndopaddhae)
Imdadul Haq Milon

Jahanara Imam (Bengali: জাহানারা ইমাম) (1929–1994)
Jahir Raihan (Bengali: জহির রায়হান) (1935 – c. 1972)
Jasim Uddin (Jasimuddin) (Bangla: জসীমউদ্দীন) (full name Jasimuddin Mollah) (1903–1976)
Jibanananda Das

Manik Bandopadhyay (Bangla: মানিক বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়) born Prabodh Kumar Bandhopadhay (1908–1956) novelist and short-story writer
Michael Madhusudan Dutt (Bengali: মাইকেল মধুসূদন দত্ত Maikel Modhushudôn Dôtto) born Madhusudan Dutt (Datta), (1824–1873), poet and dramatist
Mir Mosharraf Hossain (Bangla: মীর মশাররফ হোসেন) (1847–1912)
Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib (Arabic: د.محمد اسد الله الغالب; Bengali: ড. মুহাম্মাদ আসাদুল্লাহ আল-গালিব) (b. January 15, 1948) A reformist Islamic scholar, educator and religious leader.
Munir Chowdhury also "Munier Chowdhury" (Bengali: মুনীর চৌধুরী) (1925–1971), educator, playwright, literary critic and political dissident

Nurul Momen (Bangla: নুরুল মোমেন) (November 25, 1908 – February 16, 1990), also known as Natyaguru, was an educationist, playwright, director, humorist, lawyer, broadcaster, philanthropist and essayist of Bangladesh. He is often referred to as the "Father of Bangladeshi theatre".
Nirmalendu Goon
Neamat Imam: novelist, playwright and poet. Notable for The Black Coat, a novel, published by Penguin India, which presents a scathing criticism of Sheikh Mujib's rule. Other work: Amar Rashtro Amar Nagorik (poetry) and Boidik (novella).

Rabindranath Tagore (Bengali: রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর (1861–1941), poet, Brahmo religionist, visual artist, playwright, novelist, and composer; winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature
Rashid Askari (Bengali:রাশিদ আসকারী (born: June 1,1965),writer,columnist,fictionist, and academic; has earned literary acclaim for his debut short story book in English -Nineteen seventy one and other stories(2012).
Rashid Haider(Bengali: রশীদ হায়দার) is a modern Bangladeshi author and novelist
Rashid Karim (Bengali: রশীদ করিম (1925-2011),popular novelist of Bangladesh.

Selina Hossain (Bengali: সেলিনা হোসেন) (born 1947), journalist, filmmaker, human rights activist, and author
Shahriar Kabir (Bengali: শাহরিয়ার কবীর)
Shamsur Rahman (Bangla: শামসুর রাহমান Shamsur Rŭhman) (1929–2006), poet, columnist and journalist
Sufia Kamal (Bangla: সুফিয়া কামাল) (1911–1999), poet, writer, organizer, feminist and activist
Syed Waliullah (সৈয়দ ওয়ালিউল্লাহ) (1922–1971), novelist, short-story writer and playwright

Taslima Nasrin, probably the most controversial writer to date in Bangla literature.
Tahmima Anam. Anam is most popular for her debut novel in English, A Golden Age (UK: 2007). Her second novel is called The Good Muslim and came out in 2011.