{"count":17752,"next":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=1457","previous":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=1455","results":[{"id":16547,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Romena Afaz ","bio":"Romena Afaz (27 December 1926 – 12 June 2003) was a Bangladeshi adventure-thriller writer. She is notable for her adventure-thriller series Doshyo Bonhur (Robber Bonhur).\nAfaz was born on 27 December 1926 in Sherpur, Bogra. Her father, Qazem Uddin Ahmed, was a police inspector. Her mother, Asyia Khatoon, was a devotee of literature. Afaz experienced with various cultures in her early age when she visited many places in British India with her father. She got inspiration for her literary career from her parents especially from her mother which led her to produce adventure thriller series Doshyo Bonhur.\nAt the age of nine, Afaz became a writer with her first literary work Banglar Chashi (Peasant of Bengal), a rhyme published in the monthly Mohammady from Calcutta during the British period. After that, she continued with her endeavor and wrote innumerable stories, poems, articles, novels, and adventure - thriller series Dashyo Bonhur. She also wrote Doshyo Rani series which depict the adventure stories of a female robber Doshyo Rani.\nSome of her books have been translated into English. About 250 books by Romena Afaz so far have been published by  the publishers. Some of her books are: Doshyo Bonhur series, novels - Alok Roshmi, Kagojer Nauka, Dhushor Prithibi, Shesh Milon, Desher Meye, Ghoorni Haoa, Sagar Saikote, Lekhoker Shwopno, Rokte Anka Map, Mandigorer Bari, Momer Alo, Mayar Sangsar, Modhumita, Matir Manush and others.","raw_bio":"Romena Afaz (27 December 1926 – 12 June 2003) was a Bangladeshi adventure-thriller writer. She is notable for her adventure-thriller series Doshyo Bonhur (Robber Bonhur). Afaz was born on 27 December 1926 in Sherpur, Bogra. Her father, Qazem Uddin Ahmed, was a police inspector. Her mother, Asyia Khatoon, was a devotee of literature. Afaz experienced with various cultures in her early age when she visited many places in British India with her father. She got inspiration for her literary career from her parents especially from her mother which led her to produce adventure thriller series Doshyo Bonhur. At the age of nine, Afaz became a writer with her first literary work Banglar Chashi (Peasant of Bengal), a rhyme published in the monthly Mohammady from Calcutta during the British period. After that, she continued with her endeavor and wrote innumerable stories, poems, articles, novels, and adventure - thriller series Dashyo Bonhur. She also wrote Doshyo Rani series which depict the adventure stories of a female robber Doshyo Rani. Some of her books have been translated into English. About 250 books by Romena Afaz so far have been published by  the publishers. Some of her books are: Doshyo Bonhur series, novels - Alok Roshmi, Kagojer Nauka, Dhushor Prithibi, Shesh Milon, Desher Meye, Ghoorni Haoa, Sagar Saikote, Lekhoker Shwopno, Rokte Anka Map, Mandigorer Bari, Momer Alo, Mayar Sangsar, Modhumita, Matir Manush and others.","slug":"romena-afaz","DOB":"1926-12-27","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"British India","url":"/sootradhar/romena-afaz","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.202206","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16549,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Salimullah Khan","bio":"Salimullah Khan (Bengali: সলিমুল্লাহ খান; born 18 August 1958) is a Bangladeshi writer. Khan explores national and international politics and culture using Marxist and Lacanian theories. Informed and influenced by Ahmed Sofa's thoughts, his exploration of Bangladesh's politics and culture has a significant following among the country's young generation of writers and thinkers. Khan translated the works of Plato, James Rennell, Charles Baudelaire, Frantz Fanon, Dorothee Sölle into Bengali. In Bangladesh, he is a regular guest in talk shows on national and international political issues.\nBorn in Cox's Bazar, Khan grew up in Maheshkhali. Passing his SSC from Chattogram Cantonment High School and HSC from Chattogram College, he studied Law at the University of Dhaka. For a brief period, he was involved with the student wing of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal. In 1986, he went to the United States, and did his PhD on Theories of Central Banking in England, 1793-1877 at the New School.\nKhan taught at the Department of Law, University of Rajshahi from 1983 to 1984, at the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka from 1985 to 1986, and East West University from 2001 to 2002. He was Fellow at SOAS, University of London and Stockholm University. In 2006, he joined Stamford University Bangladesh, Bangladesh as a Professor in the Department of Law. Khan edited a periodical titled Praxis Journal from 1979 to 1986.\nKhan is currently the director of Centre for Advanced Theory at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh. He is associated with a number of organisations such as Center for Asian Arts and Cultures, Ahmed Sofa RashtraSabha, etc.","raw_bio":"Salimullah Khan (Bengali: সলিমুল্লাহ খান; born 18 August 1958) is a Bangladeshi writer. Khan explores national and international politics and culture using Marxist and Lacanian theories. Informed and influenced by Ahmed Sofa's thoughts, his exploration of Bangladesh's politics and culture has a significant following among the country's young generation of writers and thinkers. Khan translated the works of Plato, James Rennell, Charles Baudelaire, Frantz Fanon, Dorothee Sölle into Bengali. In Bangladesh, he is a regular guest in talk shows on national and international political issues. Born in Cox's Bazar, Khan grew up in Maheshkhali. Passing his SSC from Chattogram Cantonment High School and HSC from Chattogram College, he studied Law at the University of Dhaka. For a brief period, he was involved with the student wing of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal. In 1986, he went to the United States, and did his PhD on Theories of Central Banking in England, 1793-1877 at the New School. Khan taught at the Department of Law, University of Rajshahi from 1983 to 1984, at the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka from 1985 to 1986, and East West University from 2001 to 2002. He was Fellow at SOAS, University of London and Stockholm University. In 2006, he joined Stamford University Bangladesh, Bangladesh as a Professor in the Department of Law. Khan edited a periodical titled Praxis Journal from 1979 to 1986. Khan is currently the director of Centre for Advanced Theory at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh. He is associated with a number of organisations such as Center for Asian Arts and Cultures, Ahmed Sofa RashtraSabha, etc.","slug":"salimullah-khan","DOB":"1958-08-18","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Maheshkhali, Cox's Bazar, Chattogram, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)","url":"/sootradhar/salimullah-khan","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.232755","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16550,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Sardar Fazlul Karim","bio":"\nSardar Fazlul Karim (Bengali: সরদার ফজলুল করিম; 1 May 1925 – 15 June 2014) was a scholar, academic, philosopher and essayist in Bangladesh.\nSardar Fazlul Karim was born on 1 May 1925, to a lower middle class Bengali Muslim family of Sardars in the village of Atipara in Wazirpur located in the Backergunge District of the Bengal Presidency (present-day Barisal District, Bangladesh). His father, Khabiruddin Sardar, was a farmer, and his mother, Safura Begum, was a housewife. He had one brother and three sisters, and they grew up in the village.\nWhen Sardar was a high school student, Saratchandra Chatterjee's novel Pather Dabi (Demand for a Pathway) inspired him to dream of a revolution for the first time; his friend Mozammel Haq had given him the book. Young Mozammel, a political activist and journalist, died in 1965 Cairo plane crash. The book greatly influenced the teenaged Sardar. Years later he learnt that the same book had inspired Jyoti Basu to be a revolutionary. Sardar was always an obedient child and even helped his father in agricultural work.","raw_bio":"Sardar Fazlul Karim (Bengali: সরদার ফজলুল করিম; 1 May 1925 – 15 June 2014) was a scholar, academic, philosopher and essayist in Bangladesh. Sardar Fazlul Karim was born on 1 May 1925, to a lower middle class Bengali Muslim family of Sardars in the village of Atipara in Wazirpur located in the Backergunge District of the Bengal Presidency (present-day Barisal District, Bangladesh). His father, Khabiruddin Sardar, was a farmer, and his mother, Safura Begum, was a housewife. He had one brother and three sisters, and they grew up in the village. When Sardar was a high school student, Saratchandra Chatterjee's novel Pather Dabi (Demand for a Pathway) inspired him to dream of a revolution for the first time; his friend Mozammel Haq had given him the book. Young Mozammel, a political activist and journalist, died in 1965 Cairo plane crash. The book greatly influenced the teenaged Sardar. Years later he learnt that the same book had inspired Jyoti Basu to be a revolutionary. Sardar was always an obedient child and even helped his father in agricultural work.","slug":"sardar-fazlul-karim","DOB":"1925-05-01","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Bengal","url":"/sootradhar/sardar-fazlul-karim","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.240517","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16551,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Sarder Jayenuddin ","bio":"Sardar Jainuddin (1 March 1918 – 22 December 1986) was a Bangladeshi novelist. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1967 and Ekushey Padak in 1994 posthumously.\nJainuddin was born in Kamarhati village, Sujanagar, Pabna District in 1918.\nJayenuddin's son, Zia Ahmed, was a major general in Bangladesh Army and former chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.\n","raw_bio":"Sardar Jainuddin (1 March 1918 – 22 December 1986) was a Bangladeshi novelist. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1967 and Ekushey Padak in 1994 posthumously. Jainuddin was born in Kamarhati village, Sujanagar, Pabna District in 1918. Jayenuddin's son, Zia Ahmed, was a major general in Bangladesh Army and former chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. ","slug":"sarder-jayenuddin","DOB":"1918-03-01","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Pabna District, Bengal Presidency, British India","url":"/sootradhar/sarder-jayenuddin","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.252693","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16552,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Selim Al-Deen ","bio":"\nMohammad Mainuddin Ahmed (Selim Al Deen) (18 August 1949 – 14 January 2008) was a Bangladeshi playwright and theatre artist. He was the founder chairperson of the Department of Drama and Dramatics at Jahangirnagar University. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1984 and Ekushey Padak in 2007 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to theatre  and won the Independence Award in 2023 for his contribution to the field of literature. \nDeen was born as Mainuddin to Mofizuddin Ahmed and Firoza Khatun in Shenerkhil village of Sonagazi Upazila of Feni on 18 August 1949. He was the third of their seven siblings. He assumed this pen name later. His school life started in 1954. He travelled with his father to different parts of the country and received education in many institutions as his father was doing a transferable government job in the department of Customs and Excise. He passed matriculation examination in 1964 from Mongal Kandi Bohu Mukhi High School and ISc from Feni College in 1966. In 1967m he was admitted to the University of Dhaka to study Bengali literature. But later he graduated from the Karatia College, Tangail. He came back to the University of Dhaka and obtained his MA degree from the Bengali Department. In 1995, he earned his PhD from Jahangirnagar University. His first job was in an advertising firm as a copywriter. In 1974, he joined Jahangirnagar University as a lecturer. He married Begaumjadi Meherunnisa Parul the same year.\nDeen was attracted to reading literary works at a very young age. As he turned on to admit into Dhaka University in 1966, he decided to become a career writer. In the early years, Deen wanted to be a poet and published some of poems he composed. But soon he realised that poetry was not his cup of tea. It was his instructor and a playwright Munier Chowdhury who encouraged him to focus attention on drama. First he started reading plays and study the life of playwrights. Then he started to write plays himself. He wrote his first drama in 1968 while still a university-student. His first radio play was Biporit Tomosay ('On the other side of Darkness') was broadcast in 1969. He wrote a play for Bangladesh Television styled Librium (later renamed Ghoom Nei) which was broadcast in 1970. His first play for the theatre was Shorpo bishoyok golpo (tr. Story about snakes') was staged in 1972","raw_bio":"Mohammad Mainuddin Ahmed (Selim Al Deen) (18 August 1949 – 14 January 2008) was a Bangladeshi playwright and theatre artist. He was the founder chairperson of the Department of Drama and Dramatics at Jahangirnagar University. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1984 and Ekushey Padak in 2007 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to theatre  and won the Independence Award in 2023 for his contribution to the field of literature.  Deen was born as Mainuddin to Mofizuddin Ahmed and Firoza Khatun in Shenerkhil village of Sonagazi Upazila of Feni on 18 August 1949. He was the third of their seven siblings. He assumed this pen name later. His school life started in 1954. He travelled with his father to different parts of the country and received education in many institutions as his father was doing a transferable government job in the department of Customs and Excise. He passed matriculation examination in 1964 from Mongal Kandi Bohu Mukhi High School and ISc from Feni College in 1966. In 1967m he was admitted to the University of Dhaka to study Bengali literature. But later he graduated from the Karatia College, Tangail. He came back to the University of Dhaka and obtained his MA degree from the Bengali Department. In 1995, he earned his PhD from Jahangirnagar University. His first job was in an advertising firm as a copywriter. In 1974, he joined Jahangirnagar University as a lecturer. He married Begaumjadi Meherunnisa Parul the same year. Deen was attracted to reading literary works at a very young age. As he turned on to admit into Dhaka University in 1966, he decided to become a career writer. In the early years, Deen wanted to be a poet and published some of poems he composed. But soon he realised that poetry was not his cup of tea. It was his instructor and a playwright Munier Chowdhury who encouraged him to focus attention on drama. First he started reading plays and study the life of playwrights. Then he started to write plays himself. He wrote his first drama in 1968 while still a university-student. His first radio play was Biporit Tomosay ('On the other side of Darkness') was broadcast in 1969. He wrote a play for Bangladesh Television styled Librium (later renamed Ghoom Nei) which was broadcast in 1970. His first play for the theatre was Shorpo bishoyok golpo (tr. Story about snakes') was staged in 1972","slug":"selim-al-deen","DOB":"1949-08-18","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Dhaka, Bangladesh","url":"/sootradhar/selim-al-deen","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.260542","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16553,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Selina Hossain ","bio":"Selina Hossain (born 14 June 1947) is a Bangladeshi novelist and the current president of Bangla Academy since February 2022. Her major works include Hangor Nodi Grenade (1976) and Poka Makorer Ghor Boshoti (1996). She earned all major national awards – Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1980, Ekushey Padak in 2009 and Independence Day Award in 2018. Her novels and short stories have been translated into English, Russian, French, Japanese, Korean, Finnish and Malay. She served as the chairperson of Bangladesh Shishu Academy from 2014 until 2018.\nHossain was born to A. K. Mosharrof Hossain and Mariamennesa Bakul. She earned MA degree in Bengali language and literature from Rajshahi University in 1968.\nIn 1994–95, Hossain won a scholarship from the Ford Foundation for her novel, Sandhya Gayatri.\nHossain retired as the director of the Bangla Academy. She served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh and the representative of her government to the executive board of UNESCO.  In 2014, she was appointed as the Chairman of the Bangladesh Shishu Academy.","raw_bio":"Selina Hossain (born 14 June 1947) is a Bangladeshi novelist and the current president of Bangla Academy since February 2022. Her major works include Hangor Nodi Grenade (1976) and Poka Makorer Ghor Boshoti (1996). She earned all major national awards – Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1980, Ekushey Padak in 2009 and Independence Day Award in 2018. Her novels and short stories have been translated into English, Russian, French, Japanese, Korean, Finnish and Malay. She served as the chairperson of Bangladesh Shishu Academy from 2014 until 2018. Hossain was born to A. K. Mosharrof Hossain and Mariamennesa Bakul. She earned MA degree in Bengali language and literature from Rajshahi University in 1968. In 1994–95, Hossain won a scholarship from the Ford Foundation for her novel, Sandhya Gayatri. Hossain retired as the director of the Bangla Academy. She served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh and the representative of her government to the executive board of UNESCO.  In 2014, she was appointed as the Chairman of the Bangladesh Shishu Academy.","slug":"selina-hossain","DOB":"1947-06-14","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"British India","url":"/sootradhar/selina-hossain","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.268582","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16554,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Sen, Satyen ","bio":"\nSatyen Sen (Bengali: সত্যেন সেন), (28 March 1907 - 5 January 1981) was a historian of Bengali literature from Bangladesh.\nSatyen was born in Tangibari, Munshigonj. His father was Darinimohan Sen. He passed the entrance examination in 1924. He went to Kolkata and got involved in leftist movement. Later on he joined Jugantor (a political party). He then passed F.A. and B.A. exams. He started studying history at Calcutta University. He was arrested for his association with Jugantor several times in 1949, 1954, 1958 and 1965.\nHe was influenced by Marxist ideology and his ideology is reflected through his literary work. Apart from his political activities and literary works, Sen also worked as an assistant editor of The Sangbad. He was also the founder of Udichi (a cultural organization of Bangladesh). \nAs a novelist he is known mostly for his historical novels. He wrote twelve novels along with eight books on history and twenty books of other different categories. He started to write novels at a very late age.","raw_bio":"Satyen Sen (Bengali: সত্যেন সেন), (28 March 1907 - 5 January 1981) was a historian of Bengali literature from Bangladesh. Satyen was born in Tangibari, Munshigonj. His father was Darinimohan Sen. He passed the entrance examination in 1924. He went to Kolkata and got involved in leftist movement. Later on he joined Jugantor (a political party). He then passed F.A. and B.A. exams. He started studying history at Calcutta University. He was arrested for his association with Jugantor several times in 1949, 1954, 1958 and 1965. He was influenced by Marxist ideology and his ideology is reflected through his literary work. Apart from his political activities and literary works, Sen also worked as an assistant editor of The Sangbad. He was also the founder of Udichi (a cultural organization of Bangladesh).  As a novelist he is known mostly for his historical novels. He wrote twelve novels along with eight books on history and twenty books of other different categories. He started to write novels at a very late age.","slug":"sen-satyen","DOB":"1907-03-28","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India","url":"/sootradhar/sen-satyen","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.284837","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16555,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Shahed Ali ","bio":"Shahed Ali (Bengali: শাহেদ আলী; 24 May 1925 – 6 November 2001) was a Bangladeshi litterateur and cultural activist. Aside from being an educationist and his journalism, he was one of the founders of the nationwide Tamaddun Majlish which initiated the Bengali language movement. He edited multiple magazines, was the founding secretary of the Islamic Academy (now Islamic Foundation Bangladesh), and is best known for his magnum opus, the short story Jibrailer Dana (Gabriel's Wings).\nAli was born in the village of Mahmudpur (presently in South Sripur Union) in Tahirpur Thana, Sunamganj Subdivision, Sylhet District to Bengali Muslim parents on 24 May 1925. He was the oldest of nine brothers and sisters. His first story, Ashru (Tears), was published in 1940 when he was a student at grade eight. In 1943, he completed his studies at the Government Jubilee High School and proceeded to study at the Murari Chand College in Sylhet. He received his bachelor's degree in 1947, and did a Master of Arts in Bengali language and literature from the University of Dhaka which he completed in 1950.\nIn 1951, Ali began teaching at the Azizul Haque College in Bogra. After that, he served at the Mirpur Bangla College in Dhaka, Carmichael College in Rangpur and the Chittagong City College until 1954. He was linked to several activities during the Bengali language movement between 1948 and 1952, as the general secretary of the Tamaddun Majlish, later becoming its president.\nAside from teaching, Ali had been an editor of the \"Prabhati\" monthly from 1944 to 1966. He later became involved with the \"Sainik\" magazine, which served as the banner for the Bengali language movement. He worked as the editor of Saynik from 1948 to 1950. In 1955, he was an editor of the \"Daily Buniyad\" and the following year, he was the assistant editor of the \"Daily Millat\". As the founding secretary of the Islamic Academy, he edited the Academy's two journals; children's monthly \"Sabuz Pata\" (1963-1982) and the Islamic Academy Magazine. From 1962 to 1982, he served as the director of the Academy's translation and compilation department. He was also actively involved with Allama Iqbal Society Magazine from 1963 to 1982.","raw_bio":"Shahed Ali (Bengali: শাহেদ আলী; 24 May 1925 – 6 November 2001) was a Bangladeshi litterateur and cultural activist. Aside from being an educationist and his journalism, he was one of the founders of the nationwide Tamaddun Majlish which initiated the Bengali language movement. He edited multiple magazines, was the founding secretary of the Islamic Academy (now Islamic Foundation Bangladesh), and is best known for his magnum opus, the short story Jibrailer Dana (Gabriel's Wings). Ali was born in the village of Mahmudpur (presently in South Sripur Union) in Tahirpur Thana, Sunamganj Subdivision, Sylhet District to Bengali Muslim parents on 24 May 1925. He was the oldest of nine brothers and sisters. His first story, Ashru (Tears), was published in 1940 when he was a student at grade eight. In 1943, he completed his studies at the Government Jubilee High School and proceeded to study at the Murari Chand College in Sylhet. He received his bachelor's degree in 1947, and did a Master of Arts in Bengali language and literature from the University of Dhaka which he completed in 1950. In 1951, Ali began teaching at the Azizul Haque College in Bogra. After that, he served at the Mirpur Bangla College in Dhaka, Carmichael College in Rangpur and the Chittagong City College until 1954. He was linked to several activities during the Bengali language movement between 1948 and 1952, as the general secretary of the Tamaddun Majlish, later becoming its president. Aside from teaching, Ali had been an editor of the \"Prabhati\" monthly from 1944 to 1966. He later became involved with the \"Sainik\" magazine, which served as the banner for the Bengali language movement. He worked as the editor of Saynik from 1948 to 1950. In 1955, he was an editor of the \"Daily Buniyad\" and the following year, he was the assistant editor of the \"Daily Millat\". As the founding secretary of the Islamic Academy, he edited the Academy's two journals; children's monthly \"Sabuz Pata\" (1963-1982) and the Islamic Academy Magazine. From 1962 to 1982, he served as the director of the Academy's translation and compilation department. He was also actively involved with Allama Iqbal Society Magazine from 1963 to 1982.","slug":"shahed-ali","DOB":"1925-05-24","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Mahmudpur, Sunamganj, Sylhet District, British Raj","url":"/sootradhar/shahed-ali","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.292627","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16556,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Shahidul Zahir ","bio":"\nShahidul Zahir (Bengali: শহীদুল জহির; born as Mohammad Shaheedul Haque, 11 September 1953 – 23 March 2008) was a Bangladeshi novelist, short story writer and government bureaucrat. He is known for his unique practice of magical realism in modern Bengali literature. His novels and short stories are highly acclaimed for their originality of language and narrative technique. He contributed to Bengali fiction a distinct style, known as the \"Shahidul Zahiriya\".\nHe has published four novels and three story collections. Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu (Abu Ibrahim's Death, 2009) is one of his notable novels, which won the Prothom Alo Book of the Year 1415 award in 2010. Also, the novels Jibon O Rajnaitik Bastobota (Life and Political Reality, 1988), Se Ratey Purnima Chilo (That Night was the full Moon, 1995) and Mukher Dike Dekhi (Looking to the Face, 2006) is considered to his major contributions to Bengali literature. He has added a new dimension to Bengali short stories. His notable collections of stories are Parapar (Crossing, 1985), Dumur-kheko Manush O Annanya Galpo (Fig-Eating People and Other Stories 1999), and Dolu Nadir Hawa O Annanya Galpo (The Wind of the Dolu River and Other Stories, 2004). His most notable stories are \"Valobasha\" (\"Love\" 1974), \"Parapar\" (Crossing, 1985), \"Agargaon Colonyte Nayantara Phool Keno Nei\" (\"Why there are no Nayantara in Agargaon Colony\" 1991), \"Kathure O Dardakak\" (\"Woodpecker and Raven\", 1992), \"Kanta\" (\"Thorn\", 1995), \"Choturtha Matra\" (\"The Fourth Dimension\", 1996), \"Kothaye Pab Tare\" (1999), \"Dolu Nadir Hawa\" (\"The Wind of the Dolu River\", 2003).\nZahir received the Alaol Literary Award and the Kagoz Literary Award in 2004 for his contribution to literature during his lifetime. The subject of his literary pursuits has been widely discussed. Many films, television and plays have been made from his stories and novels.","raw_bio":"Shahidul Zahir (Bengali: শহীদুল জহির; born as Mohammad Shaheedul Haque, 11 September 1953 – 23 March 2008) was a Bangladeshi novelist, short story writer and government bureaucrat. He is known for his unique practice of magical realism in modern Bengali literature. His novels and short stories are highly acclaimed for their originality of language and narrative technique. He contributed to Bengali fiction a distinct style, known as the \"Shahidul Zahiriya\". He has published four novels and three story collections. Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu (Abu Ibrahim's Death, 2009) is one of his notable novels, which won the Prothom Alo Book of the Year 1415 award in 2010. Also, the novels Jibon O Rajnaitik Bastobota (Life and Political Reality, 1988), Se Ratey Purnima Chilo (That Night was the full Moon, 1995) and Mukher Dike Dekhi (Looking to the Face, 2006) is considered to his major contributions to Bengali literature. He has added a new dimension to Bengali short stories. His notable collections of stories are Parapar (Crossing, 1985), Dumur-kheko Manush O Annanya Galpo (Fig-Eating People and Other Stories 1999), and Dolu Nadir Hawa O Annanya Galpo (The Wind of the Dolu River and Other Stories, 2004). His most notable stories are \"Valobasha\" (\"Love\" 1974), \"Parapar\" (Crossing, 1985), \"Agargaon Colonyte Nayantara Phool Keno Nei\" (\"Why there are no Nayantara in Agargaon Colony\" 1991), \"Kathure O Dardakak\" (\"Woodpecker and Raven\", 1992), \"Kanta\" (\"Thorn\", 1995), \"Choturtha Matra\" (\"The Fourth Dimension\", 1996), \"Kothaye Pab Tare\" (1999), \"Dolu Nadir Hawa\" (\"The Wind of the Dolu River\", 2003). Zahir received the Alaol Literary Award and the Kagoz Literary Award in 2004 for his contribution to literature during his lifetime. The subject of his literary pursuits has been widely discussed. Many films, television and plays have been made from his stories and novels.","slug":"shahidul-zahir","DOB":"1953-09-11","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Dhaka, Bangladesh","url":"/sootradhar/shahidul-zahir","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.300129","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16557,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Shahidullah Kaiser ","bio":"\nShahidullah Kaiser (16 February 1927 – disappeared 14 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi novelist and writer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1969, Ekushey Padak in 1983 and Independence Day Award in 1998.\nKaiser was born in the Mazupur village (in present-day Feni District) as Abu Nayeem Mohammad Shahidullah. He studied at secondary education from Amirabad BC Laha High School, sonagazi, Feni, He also studies Presidency College, Kolkata and obtained a bachelor's degree in economics with honours. Later, he enrolled in master's of arts at Calcutta University but did not complete the degree.\nKaiser's wife, Panna Kaiser, is an author and novelist. She served as a member of the parliament for the Awami League government from 1996 to 2001. Kaiser's daughter, Shomi Kaiser, is a television actress. His son, Amitav Kaiser, is a banker.","raw_bio":"Shahidullah Kaiser (16 February 1927 – disappeared 14 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi novelist and writer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1969, Ekushey Padak in 1983 and Independence Day Award in 1998. Kaiser was born in the Mazupur village (in present-day Feni District) as Abu Nayeem Mohammad Shahidullah. He studied at secondary education from Amirabad BC Laha High School, sonagazi, Feni, He also studies Presidency College, Kolkata and obtained a bachelor's degree in economics with honours. Later, he enrolled in master's of arts at Calcutta University but did not complete the degree. Kaiser's wife, Panna Kaiser, is an author and novelist. She served as a member of the parliament for the Awami League government from 1996 to 2001. Kaiser's daughter, Shomi Kaiser, is a television actress. His son, Amitav Kaiser, is a banker.","slug":"shahidullah-kaiser","DOB":"1927-02-16","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Mazupur, Feni, Bengal Presidency, British India","url":"/sootradhar/shahidullah-kaiser","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.312586","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16558,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Shahriyar Kabir","bio":"\nShahriyar Kabir (born 20 November 1950) is a Bangladeshi journalist, filmmaker, human rights activist, and author of more than 70 books focusing on human rights, communism, fundamentalism, history, and the Bangladesh war of independence. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1995.\nKabir was born in Feni district, Chittagong Division, East Pakistan and now in Bangladesh on 20 November 1950. He attended St Gregory's School. He passed his higher secondary exam from Jagannath College. He was a student of the Department of Bengali at the University of Dhaka. Shariar Kabir was one of the prominent activists of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra in Kolkata during Liberation War. He helped to write  inspiring script & poems for freedom fighter during the war which were played in Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra. Then  he was a student of Bengali Department of the University of Dhaka. He started his writings for teenagers and juveniles when he was a university student. After the war, he joined as a journalist in the Daily Bangla and also in the Weekly Bichitra.  He was the one of the main Editor of Weekly Bichitra, which played a vital role for the punishment of liberation war criminals.  From 1976 to 1980 he became the general secretary of the organization Bangladesh Lekhak Shibir.\nIn January 1992, Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee (Committee for Resisting Killers and Collaborators of Bangladesh Liberation War of 71) was formed by 101 people. This committee called for the trial of people who committed crimes against humanity in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War in collaboration with the Pakistan Army. The Ghatak-Dalal Nirmul Committee set up mock trials in Dhaka in March 1992 known as Gono Adalot (Court of the people) and 'sentenced' persons they accused of being war criminals.\nJahanara Imam and 24 others were charged with treason. This charge was, however, dropped in 1996 after her death by the Chief advisor Mohammed Habibur Rahman of the Caretaker government of that time.","raw_bio":"Shahriyar Kabir (born 20 November 1950) is a Bangladeshi journalist, filmmaker, human rights activist, and author of more than 70 books focusing on human rights, communism, fundamentalism, history, and the Bangladesh war of independence. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1995. Kabir was born in Feni district, Chittagong Division, East Pakistan and now in Bangladesh on 20 November 1950. He attended St Gregory's School. He passed his higher secondary exam from Jagannath College. He was a student of the Department of Bengali at the University of Dhaka. Shariar Kabir was one of the prominent activists of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra in Kolkata during Liberation War. He helped to write  inspiring script & poems for freedom fighter during the war which were played in Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra. Then  he was a student of Bengali Department of the University of Dhaka. He started his writings for teenagers and juveniles when he was a university student. After the war, he joined as a journalist in the Daily Bangla and also in the Weekly Bichitra.  He was the one of the main Editor of Weekly Bichitra, which played a vital role for the punishment of liberation war criminals.  From 1976 to 1980 he became the general secretary of the organization Bangladesh Lekhak Shibir. In January 1992, Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee (Committee for Resisting Killers and Collaborators of Bangladesh Liberation War of 71) was formed by 101 people. This committee called for the trial of people who committed crimes against humanity in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War in collaboration with the Pakistan Army. The Ghatak-Dalal Nirmul Committee set up mock trials in Dhaka in March 1992 known as Gono Adalot (Court of the people) and 'sentenced' persons they accused of being war criminals. Jahanara Imam and 24 others were charged with treason. This charge was, however, dropped in 1996 after her death by the Chief advisor Mohammed Habibur Rahman of the Caretaker government of that time.","slug":"shahriyar-kabir","DOB":"1950-11-20","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Feni district, Chittagong, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan","url":"/sootradhar/shahriyar-kabir","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.322026","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16560,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Shaukat Osman ","bio":"\nSheikh Azizur Rahman (known as Shawkat Osman; 2 January 1917 – 14 May 1998) was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer. He won the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1962, the Ekushey Padak in 1983 and the Independence Day Award in 1997.\nOsman was born in Sabalsinghapur, Hughli, West Bengal. Osman was educated at the Aliah University, and at the St. Xavier's College, Calcutta from where he graduated in 1938. He then earned his master's in Bengali literature from the University of Calcutta in 1941.\nOsman migrated to East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) after the partition of India in 1947. He started teaching at Chittagong Commerce College. He then served as a faculty member at Dhaka College during 1959–1972.","raw_bio":"Sheikh Azizur Rahman (known as Shawkat Osman; 2 January 1917 – 14 May 1998) was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer. He won the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1962, the Ekushey Padak in 1983 and the Independence Day Award in 1997. Osman was born in Sabalsinghapur, Hughli, West Bengal. Osman was educated at the Aliah University, and at the St. Xavier's College, Calcutta from where he graduated in 1938. He then earned his master's in Bengali literature from the University of Calcutta in 1941. Osman migrated to East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) after the partition of India in 1947. He started teaching at Chittagong Commerce College. He then served as a faculty member at Dhaka College during 1959–1972.","slug":"shaukat-osman","DOB":"1917-01-02","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Dhaka, Bangladesh","url":"/sootradhar/shaukat-osman","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.354704","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22}],"description":"<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 24px;\"> The Great Poets and Writers in Indian and World History! </p>","image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_description/black.jpg"}