Hafiz Rashid Khan

Hafiz Rashid Khan (হাফিজ রশিদ খান, born June 23, 1961) is a Bangladeshi postcolonialist poet, author, editor, journalist and Adibaasi researcher. His literary philosophy mostly comes from the practice of the Neo-colonialism and known as postcolonialist writer and reputed for working in the tribal area at the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. As of 2019, he wrote moreless twenty-five titles including fifteen poetry and eight criticism.

In 1982 at his twenty one years age his first poetry was published from Chittagong. In 2018 he published fifteen and the last poetry book titled Dinga Bhase Dakshin Samudrey.

He received several awards including, Chittagong City Corporation Literary Award for contributing in Bengali essay, honoured by Chittagong City Corporation in 2016. He also awarded Kolkata Little Magazine Library Award by Kolkata Little Magazine Library And Research Center for editing his magazine Pushpakroth.

Biography


Hafiz Rashid Khan was born on June 23, 1961 in Banshkhali, Chittagong, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). His father was a government employee. He grew up at Sulakbahar area. Hafiz earned a bachelor degree from the University of Chittagong. He currently served as a journalist at the daily newspaper Suprobhat Bangladesh in Chattogram.

Literary works
In 1982, Hafiz was published his first poetry Jostna Kemon Phutechhe. He works with several literary magazines during his early writings career. Renaissance, Dhaner Sheeshe Gaan, Brishti, Samujjal Sabatash since 1991, and Pushpakroth since 1993.

Personal life
Hafiz married Milattunnesa Khanom in 1995. They have two daughters Naisa Hafiz Khan Oichchhik and Raisa Hafiz Khan Oihik.

Others poetry

 * Phulbariar Nihoto Polashguli (1984)
 * Sundirer Durgo (1984)
 * Shreshtho Kobita (2019)

Editorial

 * Renaissance
 * Dhaner Sheeshe Gaan
 * Brishti
 * Samujjal Sabatash (first edition in 1991)
 * Pushpakroth (first edition in 1993)