Born in Dhaka’s Bikrampur on Dec 27, 1935 at his maternal uncle’s home, she married film directorATM Fazlul Haque on Jul 23, 1952. Besides writing, Rabeya had worked as a teacher and a journalist. She had worked as member of the Jatiya Grantha Kendro, National Film Awards jury board, and the council of the Shishu Academy. Rabeya received the Ekushey Padak in 1993 and the Swadhinata Padak in 2017 for her contribution to literature. President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have condoled the passing of Rabeya.

Source: bd News24 January 03, 2021 14:03 UTC