Mohammad Najibar Rahman

Mohammad Najibar Rahman (; 1860 – 18 October 1923) was a Bengali writer of fiction from the nineteenth century. He gained great popularity as a novelist during his times and was honored with the title "Sahityaratna" (Literary Jewel). He is considered as a representative of Bengali Muslim writers of the era and is most known for his novel Anwara.

Early life Rahman was born in 1860 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Charbeltail in Shahzadpur, Sirajganj, then a part of the Pabna District of the Bengal Presidency.

During Rahman's tenure as a teacher in Salanga, he played a key role in the protest that lead to the withdrawal of the local Hindu Zamindar's ban on eating beef. Inspired by the notion of a free nation during this time, he published his first collection of essays in the book named Bilati Barjan Rahasya (1904). The book was subsequently banned by the British Raj.

Death On 18 October 1923, Rahman died at Hati Qumrul village in Raiganj.

Literary work Najibar Rahman wrote about 20 novels. His first novel Anwara(1914) made him a well-known author. His novels sketches the lives of rural Muslim families that had little representation in the Bengali literature of the time.

Some of his literary work are listed below.

Novels: Anwara (1914) Premer Samadhi (1915) Chandtara (1917) Parinam (1918) Gariber Meye (1923) Duniya Ar Chaina (1924) Meherunnisa (1924)

Essays collections: Bilati Barjan Rahasya (1904) Sahitya Prasabga (1904).