Umma Habiba’s debut poetry collection Ghashe Ghashe Roktoful (Blood Flowers in the Grass) was published in Bangladesh in 2022. A member of the theater group Batighar, Habiba is also a development professional who has worked with Rohingya refugees, children with special needs, and the underprivileged indigenous people in the country’s hill tracts. She lives in the capital, Dhaka. (updated 4/2025)