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.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• 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)(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anisul_Hoque)

B

• 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

D

• Dilwar Khan (born 1937), poet
• Dinabandhu Mitra (Bengali: দীনবন্ধু মিত্র) (1830–1876), dramatist

H

• Hasan Azizul Huq (Bangla: হাসান আজিজুল হক) (born 1939), writer
• Humayun Azad (Bangla: হুমায়ুন আজাদ) (1947–2004) writer and scholar
• Humayun Ahmed (Bangla: হুমায়ূন আহেমদ) (born 1948), author and playwright
• Humayun Kabir Dhali, author and journalist

I-J

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

K

• Kaykobad (Bangla: কায়কোবাদ) (also spelt Kaikobad) or Mohakobi Kaykobad [Kaykobad the great poet]) pen name of the poet Kazem Ali Quereshi (1857–1951), poet
• Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bengali: কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম Kazi Nozrul Islam) (1899–1976)

M

• 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)
• Munir Chowdhury also "Munier Chowdhury" (Bengali: মুনীর চৌধুরী) (1925–1971), educator, playwright, literary critic and political dissident

N

• 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".

R

• Rabindranath Tagore (Bengali: রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর (1861–1941), poet, Brahmo religionist, visual artist, playwright, novelist, and composer; winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature

S

• 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

See also

• Bengali Literature