[2] Khatun's father, Kazi Sanaullah, was a professor of Arabic and Persian at the Presidency College, Calcutta.
[1] She completed her BA honors from Bethune College, Calcutta, after securing a first division in matriculation from Sakhawat Memorial School.
[1] Khatun retired from the position of principal of Government Teachers' Training College, Dhaka, in 1982.
[3] "Dr Maliha Khatun Scholarship Fund" was created at the University of Dhaka in 2009.
[5] Her sister Ms Razia khatun was also a renowned educationist who worked in khulna, mymensingh and Dhaka.