Farida Hossain (born 19 January 1945) is a Bangladeshi writer, playwright, editor, director, and translator.
[2] She began her career as a writer with a stage adaptation of Snow White in the Bangla language, which received a local award.
[1] Following this she was invited to work with Radio Pakistan, where she wrote, and performed stories, poems, and plays written by herself and others.
[1] While continuing to perform and write for radio, she published over 60 books during her career, including translations, novels, poetry, and plays.
[2] She also founded a charitable organisation, Anjum Shishu Kollayan (Children's Welfare Foundation), and a literary magazine, Obinosshor.