Niaz Zaman | |
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নিয়াজ জামান | |
 Zaman in Feb 2017 | |
| Born | Niaz Ali |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Occupation(s) | university academic, professor, writer |
Niaz Zaman (née Ali) is a Bangladeshi translator and a supernumerary professor at the University of Dhaka.[1] She was awarded 2016 Bangla Academy Literary Award in the translation category.[2]
Education and career[edit]
Zaman completed her I.A. and B.A. from Holy Cross College and M.A. from the University of Dhaka.[3] She joined Dhaka University as a lecturer of English in 1972.[3] She founded her publishing house writers.ink in 2005. Zaman was affiliated to the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington, D.C. as Educational Attaché for around three years.[1]
Awards[edit]
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (2017)
- Ananya Award (2013)[4]
- National Archives Award[5]
- Asiaweek Short Story Award[5]
Publications[edit]
- The Confessional Art of Tennessee Williams
- The Art of Kantha Embroidery
- A Divided Legacy: The Partition in Selected Novels of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
- The Crooked Neem Tree
- The Dance and Other Stories
- Didima's Necklace and Other Stories
- The Daily Woman
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Details of Dr. Niaz Zaman". University of Dhaka. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Bangla Academy Sahitya Puroshkar 2016 announced". The Daily Star. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
- ^ a b Sarah Z Haque (20 May 2007). "In conversation with an academic". The Daily Star. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Fayza Haq (8 December 2013). "Dr Niaz Zaman bags Ananya prize 2013". The Daily Star. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Niaz Zaman". Institute of South Asian Studies. Natinonal University of Singapore. Retrieved 24 January 2017.