Selina Hossain, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Selina Hossain

Bengali writer

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1947

Place of Birth: Rajshahi, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh

Profession: author

Nationality: Pakistan, Bangladesh

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Selina Hossain is a Bangladeshi novelist.
Her major works include Hangor Nodi Grenade (1976) 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 is the present chairperson of Bangladesh Shishu Academy.