Haider Akbar Khan Rono

Haider Akbar Khan Rono (31 August 1942 – 11 May 2024) was a Bangladeshi politician, theorist and writer. He was a member of the presidium of the Communist Party of Bangladesh. He published 25 books and many booklets.

Early life Rono was born on 31 August 1942 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Kolkata, India) to engineer Hatem Ali Khan. His grandfather, Syed Nausher Ali, was an Indian politician and his younger brother, Haider Anwar Khan Juno, was a leftist politician and freedom fighter.

Education Rono passed the Matriculation Examination from St Gregory's High School in 1958 and was added to the 12th position of the merit list of the East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).

Rono spoke against International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

Since 2012, Rono was a presidium member of the Communist Party of Bangladesh.

In January 2022, Rono was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award.

Work

Death Rono died at a private hospital in Dhaka on 11 May 2024, at the age of 81.