Niaz Zaman

Fakrul Alam (Independent Scholar - Asia)

Ed. by Sarker Hasan Al Zayed, Independent University Bangladesh
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 10.3.2: Pakistani and Bangladeshi Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Sarker Hasan Al Zayed (Independent University Bangladesh), Pavan Kumar Malreddy (J W Goethe University of Frankfurt), Delphine Munos (Université de Liège), Muneeza Shamsie (Independent Scholar - Asia), Niaz Zaman (Independent University Bangladesh)

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Born 1941

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Active in Bangladesh

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Feminist

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Niaz Zaman is a well-known Bangladeshi academic and author. She is a writer of fiction in English, an editor, a translator, and someone who has also done worthwhile work as a publisher. She has been indefatigable in promoting creative writing in general and women’s writing in particular, as well as folk art and handicrafts, and in furthering the activities of book reading circles. She has also taken a keen interest in the English language theatre productions of Dhaka.

Zaman was born in 1941 in Delhi. Her father worked for the Indian Civil Service, but in 1947 he opted for a career in Pakistan, settling with his family in what had become East Pakistan after the partitioning of India. Once her schooling and undergraduate studies years had ended, she got herself admitted to the University

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Citation: Alam, Fakrul. "Niaz Zaman". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 15 October 2024 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=15099, accessed 03 December 2024.]