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{{Short description|Bangladeshi writer}}'''Farida Hossain''' (born 19 January 1945) is a Bangladeshi writer, playwright, editor, director, and translator.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bari |first=Sarah Anjum |date=2021-01-19 |title=Farida Hossain, Writing with Grace |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/book-reviews/news/farida-hossain-writing-grace-2030485 |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>

Hossain was born on 19 January 1945, in Kolkata, in India, and was one of five siblings.<ref name=":0" /> Her father was a lawyer who worked with the [[International Labour Organization]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Bhattacharyya |first=Ranabir |date=2022-04-23 |title=আমার সেই মেয়েটিকে নিয়ে গল্প লেখা হয়ে উঠল না: ফরিদা হোসেন |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/bangladeshi-writer-farida-hossain-reminisced-about-india-her-childhood-and-the-war-of-independence-31650721568762.html |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=Hindustantimes Bangla |language=bn}}</ref> She later moved with her family to Bangladesh, living in [[Chittagong]], then [[Narayanganj]] and finally, settling in [[Dhaka]].<ref name=":1" />

She began her career as a writer with a stage adaptation of "[[Snow White]]" in the [[Bangla language]], which received a local award.<ref name=":0" /> Following this she was invited to work with [[Radio Pakistan]], where she wrote, and performed stories, poems, and plays written by herself and others.<ref name=":0" /> While continuing to perform and write for radio, she published over 60 books during her career, including translations, novels, poetry, and plays.<ref name=":0" />

She also wrote and directed several short films for children, which were broadcast in Bangladesh.<ref name=":1" />

In 2004, she won the [[Ekushey Padak]], Bangladesh's second highest civilian honor, for her contributions to literature.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 259 |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/02/18/d40218011313.htm |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=archive.thedailystar.net}}</ref> She served as the president of the [[PEN Bangladesh]] Centre from 2003 and 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Puig |first=Laia |date=2021-07-15 |title=Farida Hossain |url=https://www.pen100archive.org/farida-hossain/ |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=Unlocking the History of PEN |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-07 |title=PEN Bangladesh celebrates Bangla New Year |url=https://archive.dhakatribune.com/feature/writing/2017/05/07/pen-bangladesh-celebrates-bangla-new-year |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> She married Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain, with whom she had several children.<ref name=":1" /> She also founded a charitable organisation, Anjum Shishu Kollayan (Children’s Welfare Foundation), and a literary magazine, ''Obinosshor.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Bangladesh Centre |url=https://www.pen100archive.org/pen_centre/bangladesh-centre/history-of-bangladesh-centre/ |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=Unlocking the History of PEN |language=en-US}}</ref>

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