Rashid Haider (15 July 1941 – 13 October 2020) was a Bangladeshi author and novelist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2014 and

Bangla Academy Literary Award The Bangla Academy Literary Award ( bn, বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার; ''Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar''), is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius i ...

in 1984 by the

Government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Con ...

. He was the author of more than 70 books throughout his career.

Background

Haider was born on 15 July 1941 at Dohapara village in Pabna in the then

Bengal Presidency The Bengal Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort William and later Bengal Province, was a subdivision of the British Empire in India. At the height of its territorial jurisdiction, it covered large parts of what is now South Asia and ...

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...

. He graduated in Bangla from the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

Career

Haider began journalism through the magazine Chitrali since 1961. He was a member of the Pakistan Writers' Guild in 1964. He was a member of

Nagorik Natya Sampradaya Nagorik Natya Sampradaya is a Bangladeshi theatre company. Established in 1968, it was the first theatre group in Dhaka and started performing plays on stage in 1972. The chairperson of the group is the actor and director Aly Zaker and his wife, ...

, founded by his brother

Zia Haider Sheikh Faisal Abdur Rouf Mohammad Ziauddin Haider (known as Zia Haider; 18 November 1936 - 2 September 2008) was a Bangladeshi writer, poet, playwright, translator and professor. He was the founder president of Nagorik Natya Sampradaya and found ...

. Rashid wrote ''Toilo Shonkot'', and acted in ''Baki Itihash'', the first play by Nagorik.

Works

Novels

*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)

Awards

* Ekushey Padak (2014) *

(1984) * Nedhushah Literary Prize (1987) * Humayun Qadir Prize (1987) * Agrani Bank Prize (1982)

Personal life

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

References

1941 births 2020 deaths People from Pabna District Bangladeshi male writers Bengali-language writers Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Burials at Azimpur Graveyard Pabna Edward College alumni {{Bangladesh-writer-stub