- Ekushey Padak awardee- Rizia Rahman passed away in Dhaka. She was 79-years. She was a Bangladeshi novelist born on 28th December 1939 in Kolkata, India.
- In 1978, She gets the Bangla Academy Literary Award. She was best known for the novel 'Bong Theke Bangla'.
- As a novelist, she had published more than 50-novels and short stories during her career.
Published On : 16 Aug 2019
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