Agunpakhi (English: The Phoenix) is a novel by Bangladeshi writer Hasan Azizul Huq.

First published in 2006, the novel was awarded Prothom Alo book of the year prize in 2007 and Ananda Purashkar in 2008.

[1] Agunpakhi is set in rural Rarh, now in West Bengal, of early twentieth century.

In the early part of the novel, she mostly speaks of life within the family: births, deaths, marriages.

But as World War II breaks out, they get hit by cholera, shortages, crop failure, and finally the trauma of Hindu-Muslim division.