Rabeya Khatun
Rabeya Khatun | |
|---|---|
রাবেয়া খাতুন | |
| Born | 27 December 1935 |
| Died | 3 January 2021 (aged 85) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Spouse |
Fazlul Haque
(m. 1952; died 1990) |
| Children | 4, including |
| Awards | full list |
Rabeya Khatun (27 December 1935 – 3 January 2021) was a Bangladeshi novelist. She wrote over 50 novels and more than 400 short stories. Her works also include essays, research, religious history and travelogues. She was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1973, Ekushey Padak in 1993 and Independence Day Award in 2017 by the Government of Bangladesh.
Khatun died of cardiac arrest on 3 January 2021 at her residence in Gulshan, Dhaka.