Abu Jafar Shamsuddin (12 March 1911 – 24 August 1988) was a Bangladeshi writer. He was the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1968 and

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in 1983.

Early life and education

Shamsuddin was born on 12 March 1911, to a

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family of

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s in the village of Dakshinbagh,

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, eastern

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. His father, Muhammad Waqqas Ali Bhuiyan, was the son of Nadiruzzaman Bhuiyan, a disciple of

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. He started his education in a village school, and in 1924 he completed his junior madrasah examination. In 1929, he completed his high madrasah examination. He joined

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but did not graduate.

Career

Shamsuddin joined the Daily Soltan as a sub-editor. He joined the political party of

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, Radical Democratic Party. He went on to work as

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, Purbadesh and The Daily Sangbad. He wrote Baihasiker Parshvachinta, a weekly column. In 1957, he joined the

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. He used the pseudonym ''Alpadarshi''. He served as an assistant translator of the

Bangla Academy The Bangla Academy ( bn, বাংলা একাডেমি, ) is an autonomous institution funded by the Bangladesh government to foster the Bengali language, literature and culture, to develop and implement national language policy and to d ...

from 1961 to 1972.

Works

Novels

* ''Parityakto Swami'' (The Forsaken Husband, 1947) * ''Mukti'' (Freedom, 1948) * ''Bhaowal Gorer Upakhyan'' (The Stories of Bhaowal Gore, 1963) * ''Padma Meghna Jamuna'' (1974) *'' Sangkar Songkirton'' (Mixed Celebration, 1980) * ''Proponcho'' (Manifestation, 1980) * ''Deyal'' (Wall, 1985).

Award

* Bangla Academy Literary Award (1968) *

(1983) *Samakal Literary Award (1979) *Muktadhara Literary Award (1986)

References

1911 births 1988 deaths Bangladeshi male writers Bengali-language writers Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Recipients of Bangla Academy Award People from Gazipur District 20th-century Bengalis {{Bangladesh-writer-stub