Selina Hossain (born 14 June 1947) is a Bangladeshi novelist and the current president of Bangla Academy since February 2022.[2][3][4] Her major works include Hangor Nodi Grenade (1976) and Poka Makorer Ghor Boshoti (1996).[5] She earned all major national awards – Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1980, Ekushey Padak in 2009 and Independence Day Award in 2018.[6] Her novels and short stories have been translated into English, Russian, French, Japanese, Korean, Finnish and Malay.[7][8] She served as the chairperson of Bangladesh Shishu Academy from 2014 until 2018.[9]
Early life and education
Hossain was born to A. K. Mosharrof Hossain and Mariamennesa Bakul.[2] She earned MA degree in Bengali language and literature from Rajshahi University in 1968.[2]
Career
In 1994–95, Hossain won a scholarship from the Ford Foundation for her novel, Sandhya Gayatri.[7]