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| নিয়াজ জামান | |
 Zaman in Feb 2017 | |
| Born | Niaz Ali |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Occupation(s) | university academic, professor, writer |
Niaz Zaman (née Ali) is a Bangladeshi translator and a supernumerary professor at the University of Dhaka. In 2017, she was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in the translation category amid controversy that she opposed independence of Bangladesh and supported the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh.
Education and career
Zaman completed her I.A. and B.A. from Holy Cross College and M.A. from the University of Dhaka. She joined Dhaka University as a lecturer of English in 1972. She founded her publishing house writers.ink in 2005. Zaman was affiliated to the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington, D.C. as Educational Attaché for around three years.
Awards
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (2017)
- Ananya Award (2013)
- National Archives Award
- Asiaweek Short Story Award
Publications
- The Confessional Art of Tennessee Williams
- The Art of Kantha Embroidery
- A Divided Legacy: The Partition in Selected Novels of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
- The Crooked Neem Tree
- The Dance and Other Stories
- Didima's Necklace and Other Stories
- The Daily Woman
References
- ^ "Details of Dr. Niaz Zaman". University of Dhaka. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- "নিয়াজ জামানের বাংলা একাডেমি পুরস্কার বাতিল হোক" [Revoke Niaz Zaman's Bangla Academy Award]. Dhakatimes News (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - "সংস্কৃতির শক্তি, রাষ্ট্রের স্বীকৃতি" [Power of Culture and State Recognition]. Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Sarah Z Haque (20 May 2007). "In conversation with an academic". The Daily Star. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- Fayza Haq (8 December 2013). "Dr Niaz Zaman bags Ananya prize 2013". The Daily Star. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Niaz Zaman". Institute of South Asian Studies. Natinonal University of Singapore. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
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