Today is the 88th anniversary of the birth of fiction writer and journalist Dilara Hashem.
Born in Jashore on August 21, 1936, Dilara Hashem obtained a master鈥檚 degree in English literature from Dhaka University.
She worked in the Bangla section of the Voice of America in 1976 and retired in 2011. She also worked at Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar.
A well-known fiction writer, Dilara Hashem鈥檚 debut novel 鈥楪har Man Janala鈥� was published in 1965, which was also adapted into a film in 1973.
Her literary works include 鈥楨kada Ebang Ananta鈥�, 鈥楽tabdhatar Kane Kane鈥�, 鈥楢mlakir Mou鈥�, 鈥楤adami Bikeler Galpa鈥�, 鈥楰aktaliya鈥�, 鈥楽hangkha Karat鈥�, 鈥楢nukta Padabali鈥�, 鈥楽adar Andar鈥� and 鈥楽etu鈥�.
For her contribution to literature, she received the Bangla Academy Literary Award, Shangkhachil Sahitya Puraskar and Chicago Sahitya Puraskar.
Dilara Hashem passed away in Maryland in the United States on March 19, 2022.