Khan was born on 19 December 1940 in Kishoreganj.[5] He wrote his first story as a student in class three. In his words, "One day a kite pounced on a small tortoise before our eyes. The event shocked me very much and made me tearful. I don't know why but I wrote a story on it and thus my authorial life began."[6] Khan completed a degree in economics and philosophy at Ananda Mohan College. He earned his MA from the Department of Bangla Language and Literature at the University of Dhaka in 1961. For the next eight years he taught Bangla at various colleges, including Jagannath College in Dhaka.[5]
Careeredit
In 1969, Khan joined the Bangla-language daily newspaper The Daily Ittefaq as assistant editor.[citation needed] He would spend over four decades at the paper, eventually becoming its editor.[7][8]
In 1972, Khan published his first collection of short stories, Onischito Lokaloy (Uncertain Human Habitation).[citation needed] The following year he received the Bangla Academy Literary Award for his short stories.[9] He produced further volumes: Ontohin Jatra (The Eternal Journey), Bhalo Monder Taka (Money for Good and Evil), and in 1983, Apel Songbad (News of the Apple). In the early 1980s he published his debut novel, Omol Dhobol Chakri (Milk-White Service). He continued writing novels into the 1990s.[citation needed]
After leaving Ittefaq, Khan served as an advisory editor of Dainik Bartoman and served on the board of directors of the national news agency, Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). In March 2016, he was appointed to a 2+1⁄2-year term as chairman of the board of BSS.[10]
Themesedit
The middle and upper class life observed in his novels comes out of urban Dhaka society, while novels such as Omol Dhobol Chakri explore village life.[citation needed]
^"Author, journalist Rahat Khan no more". Dhaka Tribune. 28 August 2020.
^"Ekushey Padak-winning writer, journalist Rahat Khan dies". Dhaka Tribune. 28 August 2020.
^পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ abএকুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
^ abনগর চেতনার কথাশিল্পী রাহাত খান [Spirit of the city writer Rahat Khan]. Jaijaidin. 18 December 2016.
^Interview with Suhita Sultana for The Daily Banglabazar Patrika (27 February 1997)
^"Manik Mia's journalism was about movement". The New Nation. 4 June 2015.
^"Chaos at Ittefaq again over control". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 27 September 2009.
^ abপুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত লেখক-তালিকা [Awarded Authors]. Bangla Academy (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
^"BSS Board reconstituted". The Independent. Dhaka. 25 March 2016.
External linksedit
"Rahat Khan". publishers.com.bd. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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