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series. He won

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for His Children's Writing in 2022 for his contribution to children's literature.

Early life

Esh was born on 7 January 1967 at Sunamganj District of the then

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(now

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) to Bhupati Ranjan Esh and Leela Esh. He graduated from

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in Fine Arts.

Career

Esh started his career as a cover artist in 1989 when he was a second-year student of Dhaka University. Initially, he used to cover the book of

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. He was later introduced to Humayun Ahmed by other publishers and started designing book covers for him in 1990s. In an interview with '' The Daily Star'' in February 2019, he said that he has designed close to 25,000 book covers in his career.

Awards

* Panjeree Chotokaku Ananda Alo Shishu Shahitya Award (2019) * Bangla Academy Literature Award for Children's Literature (2022)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Esh, Dhruba University of Dhaka alumni Living people People from Sunamganj District Cover artists Bangladeshi male writers 1967 births Recipients of Bangla Academy Award