Selina Hossain

Selina Hossain (born 14 June 1947) is a Bangladeshi novelist. Her major works include Hangor Nodi Grenade and Poka Makorer Ghor Boshoti (1996). She earned all major national awards – Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1980, Ekushey Padak in 2009 and Independence Day Award in 2018. Her novels and short stories have been translated into English, Russian, French, Japanese, Korean, Finnish and Malay. She served as the chairperson of Bangladesh Shishu Academy from 2014 until 2018. Selina served as the president of the Bangla Academy from 3 February 2022 until her resignation on 17 October 2024.

Early life and education Hossain was born to A. K. Mosharrof Hossain and Mariamennesa Bakul. In 2014, she was appointed the Chairman of the Bangladesh Shishu Academy. Podoshobdo (1982) Neel Moyurer Joubon (1983) Chand Bene (1984) Poka Makorer Ghor Bosoti (1986) Ekushey Padak (2009) Rabindra Smriti Puraskar by IIPM. New Delhi (2010) Chandrabati Academy Gold Medal (2010) International Award for Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa) from the Rabindra Bharati University (2010) Surma Choudhury Memorial Award by IIPM New Delhi (2011) SAARC Literary Award (2015) Independence Day Award (2018)