She was born in Cumilla and studied economics at University of Dhaka. She next studied and worked at film-making in India, returning to Bangladesh in 1991. She used to write short stories when she was younger. Her first novel was Palabar Path Nei (No Escape Route), a story that explored the life of two single women in Dhaka,. Shaheen’s second novel Talaash won the Prothom Alo Best Book of the Year Award for 2004. For this novel She also won the 3rd Asian Literary Award-2020, a major prize in South Korea, Talaash (Eng: The Search, trans. Ella Dutta), translated into Korean by Seung Hee Jeon. Talaash (The Search) is about birangana (literally heroic women) of Bangladesh - women who were raped during the liberation war in 1971.
Her short stories have been published in Words without Border and other prestigious literary magazines. Shaheen’s works have been translated into English, German, and Korean.
She works as an editor in the Media and Communication Unit of Ain o Salish Kendra, a civil rights organization in Dhaka
Talaash (The Search), novel, translated into English in 2011[3]
Shokhi Rongomala (Beloved Rongomala), novel, translated into English in 2018
Moyur Shinghashon (Peacock Throne), novel
Ashukhi din (Unhappy days), novel
Boner Shange Amarloke (Sisters in eternity), short stories
Poneroti Golpo (Fifteen stories), short stories
Shish o Onnyanno Golpo, short stories
Soti O Swotontora: Bangla Shahitye Nari, editor
Zenana Mehfil: Bangali Musalman Lekhikader Nirbachita Rachana, 1904-1938 (Women in Concert: An Anthology of Bengali Muslim Women's Writings, 1904–1938), editor with Mousumi Bhowmik
shaheen, akhtar, bengali, আখত, born, 1962, bangladeshi, writer, born1962, cumilla, bangladeshdiedfebruary, 1962nationalitybangladeshialma, materuniversity, dhaka, born, cumilla, studied, economics, university, dhaka, next, studied, worked, film, making, india,. Shaheen Akhtar Bengali শ হ ন আখত র born 1962 is a Bangladeshi writer 1 Shaheen AkhtarBorn1962 age 61 62 Cumilla BangladeshDiedFebruary 1962NationalityBangladeshiAlma materUniversity of Dhaka She was born in Cumilla and studied economics at University of Dhaka She next studied and worked at film making in India returning to Bangladesh in 1991 She used to write short stories when she was younger Her first novel was Palabar Path Nei No Escape Route a story that explored the life of two single women in Dhaka Shaheen s second novel Talaash won the Prothom Alo Best Book of the Year Award for 2004 For this novel She also won the 3rd Asian Literary Award 2020 a major prize in South Korea Talaash Eng The Search trans Ella Dutta translated into Korean by Seung Hee Jeon Talaash The Search is about birangana literally heroic women of Bangladesh women who were raped during the liberation war in 1971 Her short stories have been published in Words without Border and other prestigious literary magazines Shaheen s works have been translated into English German and Korean She works as an editor in the Media and Communication Unit of Ain o Salish Kendra a civil rights organization in DhakaSelected works 2 editTalaash The Search novel translated into English in 2011 3 Shokhi Rongomala Beloved Rongomala novel translated into English in 2018 Moyur Shinghashon Peacock Throne novel Ashukhi din Unhappy days novel Boner Shange Amarloke Sisters in eternity short stories Poneroti Golpo Fifteen stories short stories Shish o Onnyanno Golpo short stories Soti O Swotontora Bangla Shahitye Nari editor Zenana Mehfil Bangali Musalman Lekhikader Nirbachita Rachana 1904 1938 Women in Concert An Anthology of Bengali Muslim Women s Writings 1904 1938 editor with Mousumi BhowmikAwards editBangla Academy Literary Award 2015 Asian Literary award 2020 4 Gemcon Literary Award 2019 Akhteruzzaman Elias Kothashahitya Puroshkar 2015 IFIC Bank Puroshkar2015References edit Shafique Tahmina August 2007 Women s writing is rarely read before it is rejected Shaheen Akhtar Words without Borders Bari Sarah Anjum 2020 11 12 Revisiting Talaash with Shaheen Akhtar and Seung Hee Jeon The Daily Star Retrieved 2021 10 12 Shaheen Akhtar wins Asian Literature Award 2020 Dhaka Tribune 2020 11 05 Retrieved 2021 10 12 nbsp nbsp This article about a Bangladeshi writer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shaheen Akhtar amp oldid 1203586269, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
