rabeya khatun (27 december 1935 – 3 january 2021) was a bangladeshi novelist. as of 2008, she wrote over 50 novels and more than 400 short stories. her works include essays, novels, research, short stories, religious history and travelogues. she was awarded bangla academy literary award in 1973, ekushey padak in 1993 and independence day award in 2017 by the government of bangladesh.