List of Bangladeshi women writers

This is a list of notable women writers who were born in Bangladesh or whose writings are closely associated with that country.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

A

• Shaheen Akhtar (born 1962), novelist, short story writer, editor
• Monica Ali (born 1967), Bangladeshi-British novelist, essayist
• Tahmima Anam (born 1975), novelist, short story writer, essayist
• Iffat Ara (born 1939), novelist, short story writer, essayist, magazine editor, educator, women's rights activist
• Husne Ara Shahed (1939–2022), novelist, non-fiction writer, educator
• Shamim Azad (born 1952), Bangladeshi-British poet, short story writer, novelist, children's writer

B

• Purabi Basu (born 1949), 21st-century short story writer, women's rights activist

H

• Anwara Syed Haq (born 1940), novelist, short story writer, children's writer, essayist
• Dilara Hashem (1935–2022), novelist
• Roquia Sakhawat Hussain (1880–1932), essayist, short story writer, novelist, poet, feminist, author of Sultana's Dream
• Selina Hossain (born 1947), acclaimed novelist

I

• Nilima Ibrahim (1921–2002), non-fiction writer, novelist, playwright, short story writer, translator, educator
• Jahanara Imam (1929–1994), non-fiction writer, diarist, political activist

J

• Nasreen Jahan (born 1966), novelist, editor
• Adiba Jaigirdar, Bangladeshi-Irish writer

K

• Naila Kabeer (born 1950), social economist, non-fiction writer
• Siddika Kabir (1931–2012), cookbook writer, television host
• Sufia Kamal (1911–1999), poet, feminist
• Rabina Khan (born 1972), Bangladeshi-British novelist, playwright, film producer, politician
• Razia Khan (1936–2011), novelist
• Rabeya Khatun (1935–2021), novelist

M

• Mokbula Manzoor (1938–2020), novelist
• Shahnaz Munni (born 1969), poet, short story writer, journalist, television news editor

N

• Taslima Nasrin (born 1962), columnist, novelist, autobiographer

R

• Rizia Rahman (1939–2019), novelist
• Kamini Roy (1864–1933), Bengali feminist, poet, essayist, children's writer in British India

S

• Tamanna Smrity (born 1984), novelist, short story writer, fiction writer, doctor, Author of "Hotath Chhayar Vubone", "Chowdhury Kothon", "Tn", "Tn Shesh Ongko" & “Shi No Nai Basho”

See also

• List of women writers