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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.

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).

She died on January 7, 2023.

References

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

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