Asim Saha (born 20 February 1949) is a Bangladeshi poet and novelist. He received

Bangla Academy Literary Award The Bangla Academy Literary Award ( bn, বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার; ''Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar''), is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius i ...

in 2011 for his contributions in poetry. In recognition of his contribution to Bengali language and literature, the

government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Con ...

awarded him the country's second highest civilian award

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

in 2019.

Early life

Saha was born on 20 February 1949 in his uncle's house in

Netrokona district Netrokona ( bn, নেত্রকোণা) is a district of the Mymensingh Division in northern Bangladesh. Etymology The headquarters of Netrokona District was located at the end of the Mogra River and was called Natorkona. Many people believe ...

of the then

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(now

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). His paternal residence is in

Shivalaya Upazila Shivalaya ( bn, শিবালয়, ''Shibaloy'', meaning "Home of Shiva") is an upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Shivalaya is located at . It has 26334 households and total area 199.07 km2. De ...

Manikganj District Manikganj ( bn, মানিকগঞ্জ ) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division, In 1845 AD it was at first declared as a sub-division. It was at first, under Faridpur district (Faridpur Zila) then it was in ...

. His father Akhil buddha Saha was a professor. Saha completed his Secondary education in 1965 and Higher Secondary education from Madaripur Government Nazimuddin College in 1967. In 1973, he obtained his post-graduate degree from the

university of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

Career

Saha's writing career started in 1964.

Awards

(2011) *

(2019)

References

1949 births Living people Bangladeshi male writers Bangladeshi Hindus Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Recipients of the Ekushey Padak People from Netrokona District {{Bangladesh-bio-stub