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Khaleda Adib Chowdhury

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Khaleda Adib Chowdhury
খালেদা আদিব চৌধুরী
Bornc. 1937
Died28 May 2008(2008-05-28) (aged 70–71)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Writer, editor
ChildrenSumona Haque
AwardsFull list

Khaleda Adib Chowdhury (c. 1937 – 28 May 2008)[1] was a Bangladeshi writer.[2] She was the recipient of 1993 Bangla Academy Literary Award.[3]

Biography

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Chowdhury was born in 1937 in Comilla in the then British India.[1] She served as a government officer, teacher, journalist and later, a writer. She published over 42 books.[2] She was the editor of juvenile magazine Nabarun and Sachitra Bangladesh.[1]

Chowdhury was married to Anwarul Haq. Together they had one son, Tanvirul Huq Probal, and two daughters, Sangita Khan and singer Sumona Haque.[2]

Chowdhury died on 28 May 2008 in Uttara neighborhood, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

Works

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  • Amar Deho Amar Haat (1978)
  • Pantho Tomar Bhalobasha (1983)
  • Tomar Onongo (1986)
  • Duhaate Andhar Kete (1993)
  • Hae Badhon Lotar Kadon (1995)
  • Premer Kobita (1998)
  • Nirob Narsisus Obhimaan Aache Bedonae, Poems (2001)[2]

Awards

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  • Bangla Academy Literary Award (1993)
  • Alaol Literature Award
  • Poet Jashim Uddin Parsiahd Literature Award
  • Bangladesh Lekhika Shongho Award
  • Agrani Bank Shishu Shahitto Award
  • M Nurul Kader Foundation Shahitto Award
  • Dhaka Mahila Club Podok
  • Ushi Shahitto Award (Comilla)[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Poet Khaleda Edib Chowdhury passes away". The Daily Star. 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
  2. ^ a b c d e Mohsena Reza Shopna (2009-05-30). "Remembering a litterateur". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  3. ^ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.