Ankhee Siddika is a Prolific Writer and distinct voice in contemporary Bangladeshi literature and diverse output included novels, poems, short stories, essays, travel books, painting and literary criticism. She is also the chairman of Tourist club Bangladesh. However her dedication and addiction for travelling is something at different level. Born on 17 October in Manikganj,
she completed her Po
stgraduate in Bangla And Human Resource Management. She has also published book: ChayaChor (ছায়াচর), Balak (বালক), Nakhatra Jole Koekti Tara (নক্ষত্রের জলে কয়েকটি তারা), Bishonno Soraikhana (বিষন্ন সরাইখানা), Choroier Sada Dim Vhanga Dupure (চড়ুইয়ের সাদা ডিম ভাঙ্গা দুপুরে), ebong tahara (এবং তাহারা), chitroshilpe bangbandhu (চিত্রশিল্পে বঙ্গবন্ধু) . The name of my edited Little Magazine is Malat (মলাট). What is inspiring that Ankhee is not physically able but still she overcame many adversities. She was affected with polio at just age of 8 months but she didn't give up. "In my childhood I had faced many negative situations. When I was in 8 months aged I was affected with polio diseases and from that time my mother's fighting period with me started. My mother hide her tears when our neighbor kids won prize in many games." "However I won many prizes by participating in hand writing, debate, poem recitation, religious song and essay competition which was keeping my mother's face smiling. My father was religious mentality and he wanted to hide me because of my disability. When we were two sisters my parents expected a brother for us but that was not to be. We were again blessed with a sister." "Then the responsibility of naming my father falls on me. I wrote a poem entitled 'My little sister, which one to name'. It was published in a popular daily with my picture. After that I became quite popular with my school friends. From there my love with writing started. I did Little Magazine later. The name of my edited Little Magazine is Malat. Ankhee's First book of poems Chhaya Char (ছায়াচর) was published in 2010. Ankhee, who has done Honors and Masters in Bangla, has already done research on the folklore and painting in the Khulna division. Her research was published by Bangla Academy and Muktijuddha Archive respectively. Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is waiting to be published in painting. She has another collaborative study for children on diversity in occupations. She is currently researching the genocide in Barisal Division. "My father was not interested for my education and that's why I left my home and from that time I understood my love for travelling. But I returned home after passing some days with my aunty. Form the childhood I continued my education, making paper packet by the help of my mother. I did tuition for my education purposes," she said. After HSC she got married and she got pregnant. But her married life was not for a long time. She then started travelling nation and international wide with her child and also to other countries. Then she got a government job. "Since I was a single mother, many people wanted to talk a lot. So I have created a personality of my own that they are afraid to say in front of me. I don't think girls can overcome the obstacles if they can't create such a personality at work," she remarked. By overcoming these obstacles with her own personality, Ankhee wants to convey the issues to the people by researching the genocide of Bangladesh, the socio-economic condition of women in the country, women in Muslim literature and the lives of struggling women. In 2018 she tied knot for second time with Kamal Khan, president of Tourist Club Bangladesh. "In a remote area in Sundarban I have an eco resort. From Tourist Club Bangladesh we are focused to participate and our involvement in development in the tourist sector. We want to create awareness in the tourism sector with publication and connect people with social media. We also are taking some steps to improve our village tourism," she said.
