Rashid Haider


Rashid Haider (15 July 1941 – 13 October 2020)[1] was a Bangladeshi author and novelist.[2][3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2014 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1984 by the Government of Bangladesh.[4] He was the author of more than 70 books throughout his career.[1]

Rashid Haider
রশীদ হায়দার
Rashid Haider.jpg
Haider in 2012
Born(1941-07-15)15 July 1941
Died13 October 2020(2020-10-13) (aged 79)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationNovelist
RelativesZia Haider (brother)
Awardsfull list

BackgroundEdit

Haider was born on 15 July 1941 at Dohapara village in Pabna in the then Bengal Presidency, British India.[1] He graduated in Bangla from the University of Dhaka.[1]

CareerEdit

Haider began journalism through the magazine Chitrali since 1961.[5] He was a member of the Pakistan Writers' Guild in 1964.[1] He was a member of Nagorik Natya Sampradaya, founded by his brother Zia Haider. Rashid wrote Toilo Shonkot, and acted in Baki Itihash, the first play by Nagorik.[1]

WorksEdit

NovelsEdit

  • Khancay (Inside the Cage, 1975)
  • Nashta Josnay Ekon Aranya (What Forest is this in the Spoilt Moonlight, 1982)
  • Sadh Ahlad (Yearnings, 1985)
  • Andha Kathamala (Blind Words, 1987)
  • Asamabriksha (Unequal Trees, 1987)
  • Mabuhai (1988)

AwardsEdit

Personal lifeEdit

Haider was married to Anisa Akhter and they had two daughters. Hema& khama[5]

ReferencesEdit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Rashid Haider passes away". The Daily Star. 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  2. "Carrying on the legacy of Nazrul 28 August, 2009". Bangladesh today. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  3. Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Novel". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  4. Ahmed Humayun Kabir Topu (2015-01-12). "Rashid Haider accorded reception in Pabna". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Staff Correspondent; bdnews24.com. "Writer Rashid Haider dies at 80". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-10-13.


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