For anyone looking to immerse themself in the literary culture of Bangladesh, Professor Razia Khan Amin s name and presence are unavoidable. A poet, novelist, and literary critic (1936–2011) who taught some of the most prolific litterateurs of our time, her towering personality reaches the current generation through fascinating anecdotes. She was a truly colourful person… precocious but also ahead of her time in her ideas and ways , Professor Fakrul Alam wrote in
Once More into the Past (Daily Star Books, 2020), a collection of his essays earlier published in the Star Literature pages. She led the young women going out to face the world. Led them into sunshine and self-confident awareness [.] with wit and anecdote, with original insight and analytic criticism , Professor Rebecca Haque wrote of her in another