Dilara Hashem
Dilara Hashem was a Bangladeshi author and novelist. She was a recipient of the Bangla Academy [Literary Award].
She had a dual career as an eminent author and international broadcaster. As a writer, she maintained a steady literary output for four decades, with many volumes of novels, memoirs, short stories, and poetry.
Her 1965 debut novel Ghor Mon Janala was a major success. The book garnered critical and popular praise and became a feature film in Bangladesh. It was further published in Russian in Moscow and Chinese in Beijing.
Hashem died in Maryland on 19 March 2022 at the age of 86.
Works
Novels
- Ghar Mon Janala
- Ekoda Ebong Ananto
- Stabdhatar Kane Kane
- Amlokir Mou
- Badami Bikeler Galpo ;
- Kaktaleya
- Mural
- Shankho Korat
- Anukta Padaboli
- Sador Andor
- Setu
Awards
- Bangla Academy Literary Award
- Shankhachil Sahitya Puraskar
- Uttar Chicago Shitya Puraskar