Khaleda Adib Chowdhury ( – 28 May 2008) was a Bangladeshi writer. She was the recipient of 1993 Bangla Academy Literary Award.
Background and career Chowdhury was born in 1937 in Comilla in the then British India. She served as a government officer, teacher, journalist and later, a writer. She published over 42 books. She was the editor of juvenile magazine Nabarun and Sachitra Bangladesh.
Personal life Chowdhury was married to Anwarul Haque, a semi-governmental service holder. Together they had one son, Tanveerul Haque Probal, and two daughters, Sangeeta Khan and Sumona Haque. Tanveerul, a civil engineer, was the president of REHAB. Sangeeta (d. 2023) was an entrepreneur and women's rights activist. She was married to Faizur Rahman Khan, a former managing director of Building Technology & Ideas Limited (bti). Sumona is a singer and painter, known for voicing television advertisement jingles.
Chowdhury died on 28 May 2008 in Uttara neighborhood, Dhaka.
Works 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)
Awards 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)
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