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Pre-partition Bengal

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Abdul Hakim Abdul Hakim ( ar, عبد الحكيم, translit=ʻAbd al-Ḥakīm) is a Muslim male given name, and in modern usage, first name or surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''al-'' and ''Hakim''. The name means "servant of the All-wise" ...

(1620–1690) * Afzal Ali (16th-century) * Alaol (1606–1680) *

Akkhoykumar Boral Akshay Kumar Baral (1860–1919) ( bn, অক্ষয় কুমার বড়াল) was a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in Kolkata. The family originally hailed from Chandannagar, Hooghly District. Early life Baral was born in 1860 ...

(1860–1919)

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* Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (1838–94) * Bharatchandra Ray (1712–60) *

Begum Rokeya Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain") is the commonly used spelling of Rokeya's full married name, Rokeya herself is never seen to use her full married name in this English spelling. In much of her correspondence in English, she used just her initials: � ...

(1880–1932)

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Daulat Qazi Daulat Qazi ( bn, দৌলত কাজী; ) was a medieval Bengali poet, was born into a Qazi family in the village of Sultanpur in Raozan Upazila, Chittagong. Not getting any recognition at home, he left for Arakan, where he seems to have been ...

(1600–1638) * Dawlat Wazir Bahram Khan (16th-century) *

Dinesh Chandra Sen Rai Bahadur Dinesh Chandra Sen ( bn, দীনেশ চন্দ্র সেন) (3 November 1866 – 20 November 1939)Sengupta, Subodh Chandra (ed.) (1988) ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (in Bengali), Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad, p.208 was a ...

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Dwijendralal Ray Dwijendralal Ray (19 July 1863 – 17 May 1913), also known as D. L. Ray, was an Indian poet, playwright, and musician. He was known for his Hindu mythological and nationalist historical plays and songs known as ''Dwijendrageeti'' or the ''So ...

(1863–1913)

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Ekramuddin Ahmad Ekramuddin Ahmad (1872 – 20 November 1940) was a Bengali government officer and litterateur. He was known for his support of the Santal people during his government service and his literary criticisms after retirement. Early life and education ...

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Eyakub Ali Chowdhury Mohammad Yakub Ali Chowdhury (2 November 1888 – 15 December 1940) was a Bengali essayist and journalist. He was noted as one of the few Bengali Muslim literary scholars of his time. Early life Chowdhury was born on 2 November 1888 in the villag ...

(1888–1940)

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* Girish Chandra Ghosh (1844–1912) *

Girish Chandra Sen Girish Chandra Sen ( – 15 August 1910) was a Bengali religious scholar and translator. He was a Brahmo Samaj missionary and known for being the first publisher of the '' Qur’an'' into Bengali language in 1886. Early life Sen was born in a ...

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Gobindachandra Das Gobindachandra Das ( bn, গোবিন্দচন্দ্র দাস) (1855–1918), was a Bengali poet and writer. Life Das was born in Gazipur of Bengal province. He was a very poor man and could not continue study. He was an employee ...

(1885–1918)

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Heyat Mahmud Qadi Heyat Mahmud ( bn, হেয়াত মামুদ; 1693–1760) was a medieval Bengali poet, mystic and judge. Although his works, like other Middle Bengali poetry, are religion-centric, they are marked by social consciousness and toleran ...

(1693–1760)

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Ismail Hossain Siraji Syed Ismail Hossain Siraji ( bn, সৈয়দ ইসমাইল হোসেন সিরাজী; 1880–1931) was a Bengali author and poet from Sirajganj in present-day Bangladesh. He is considered to be one of the key authors of period of ...

(1880–1931) * Ishwar Chandra Gupta (1812–59) * Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820–91)

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* Krittibas Ojha (1443-15??)

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* Michael Madhusudan Dutt (1824–73) *

Mohammad Lutfur Rahman Mohammad Lutfur Rahman (1889-1936), a Bengali author, was born in Magura District. Life Mohammad Lutfur Rahman, was a teacher and afterwards went to Kolkata and established a helping house for women named, ‘Naritirtha’. He published a magaz ...

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Muhammad Muqim Syed Muhammad Muqim ( bn, ছৈদ মোহাম্মদ মুকিম) was an 18th-century Bengali poet, author and philosopher who was active during the advent of company rule in Bengal. His puthis are notable as they are interspersed wit ...

(18th-century)

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Nabinchandra Sen Nabinchandra Sen ( bn, নবীনচন্দ্র সেন; 10 February 1847 – 23 January 1909) was a Bengali poet and writer, often considered one of the greatest poets prior to the arrival of Rabindranath Tagore. He commented on the batt ...

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Nur Qutb Alam Nūr Quṭb ʿĀlam ( ar, , bn, নূর কুতুব আলম) was a 14th-century Bengali Islamic scholar, author and poet. Based in the erstwhile Bengali capital Hazrat Pandua, he was the son and successor of Alaul Haq, a senior scholar ...

(died 1416)

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Pramatha Chowdhury Pramathanath Chaudhuri ( bn, প্রমথনাথ চৌধুরী; 7 August 1868 – 2 September 1946), known as Pramatha Chaudhuri, ''alias'' Birbal, was a Bengali writer and an influential figure in Bengali literature. He was the neph ...

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Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay (3 February 1873–5 April 1932) was a well known Bengali author. He was born at Dhatrigram in present-day Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal at his maternal uncle's house. His native place was Gurap in Hoogh ...

(1873-1932)

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* Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) *

Rahimunnessa Rahimunnessa ( bn, রহিমুন্নিসা; 1763–1800) was an 18th-century female Bengali Muslim poet. She wrote poetry in medieval Bengali, notable works of hers include a Bengali translation of the Persian Laily Majnu and the poem Pa ...

(1763–1800) * Rajanikanta Sen (1865 - 1910)

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Sarasibala Basu Sarasibala Basu (1886–1929) was a novelist, story teller, poet from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. She belonged to the generation of writers of the Bengali Renaissance. In her short lifespan, she had published more than twenty ...

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Satyendranath Dutta Satyendranath Dutta (also spelt Satyendranath Datta or Satyendra Nath Dutta; bn, সত্যেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত) (1882 – 25 June 1922), a Bengali poet, is considered the "wizard of rhymes" (or 'ছন্দের জা ...

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Satyendranath Tagore Satyendranath Tagore (1 June 1842 – 9 January 1923) was an Indian Bengali civil servant, poet, composer, writer, social reformer and linguist from Kolkata, West Bengal. He was the first Indian who became an Indian Civil Service officer in 1863 ...

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Shah Muhammad Saghir Shah Muhammad Sagir ( bn, শাহ মুহম্মদ সগীর) was one of the earliest Bengali Muslim poets, if not the first. Life Shah Muhammad Sagir was a poet of the 14/15th century, during the reign of the Sultan of Bengal Ghiyasuddi ...

(14th-century) * Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876–1938) *

Sheikh Fazlul Karim Sheikh Fazlul Karim (1882–1936; bn, শেখ ফজলুল করিম), also known by his daak naam Mona ( bn, মোনা), was a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in Lalmonirhat. Early life and education Sheikh Fazlul Karim was ...

(1882–1936) * Sukumar Ray (1887–1923) *

Swami Nigamananda Swami Nigamananda Paramahansa (born Nalinikanta Chattopadhyay; 18 August 1880 – 29 November 1935) was an Indian yogi, guru and mystic well known in Eastern India. He is associated with the Shakta tradition and viewed as a perfect spi ...

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Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda (; ; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta (), was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the intro ...

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Swarnakumari Devi Swarnakumari Devi (1855 or 1856 – 1932), also known as Swarnakumari Tagore, Swarnakumari Ghosal, Svarṇakumārī Debī and Srimati Svarna Kumari Devi, was an Indian Bengali writer, editor, essayist, poet, novelist, playwright, composer, and ...

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Syed Sultan Syed Sultan ( bn, সৈয়দ সুলতান) was a medieval Bengali Muslim writer and epic poet. He is best known for his magnum opus, the ''Nabibangsha'', which was one of the first translations of the Qisas Al-Anbiya into the Bengali la ...

(1550–1648)

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* Troilokyanath Mukhopadhyay (1847–1919)

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* Upendrakishore Ray (1863–1915)

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* Zainuddin (15th-century)

West Bengal

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* Abanindranath Tagore (1871–1951) *

Abul Bashar Abul Bashar ( bn, আবুল বাশার) is a popular Bengali writer from the state of West Bengal in India. He was born in 1951 in Teka in Lalbagh, Murshidabad district. Bashar is pro Trinamool so called intellectual. Select biblio ...

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Achintyakumar Sengupta Achintya Kumar Sengupta (born 19 September 1903 – 29 January 1976) was an Indian Bengali-language poet, story writer, novelist, biographer and editor. Life He was born in Noakhali, now in Bangladesh. At the age of 13, after his father's dea ...

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Amiya Bhushan Majumdar Amiya Bhushan Majumdar (Bengali: অমিয় ভূষণ মজুমদার) (22 March 1918 – 8 July 2001) was an Indian novelist, short-story writer, essayist and playwright. In a writing career spanning over four decades, Majumdar ...

(1918–2001) * Amiya Chakravarty (1901–86) *

Anil Ghorai Anil Gharai (alt., Anil Ghařāi, Anil Gharai ( bn, অনিল ঘড়াই) is a Bengali writer from the state of West Bengal in India. He was born on 1 November 1957 in Rukminipur village near Egra in what is now Purba Medinipur Pur ...

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Annadashankar Roy Annada Shankar Ray (15 March 1904 – 28 October 2002) was an Indian poet and essayist in Bengali. He also wrote some Odia poetry. He wrote several Bengali poems criticising the Partition of India. Most notable is "''Teler shishi bhaanglo bole k ...

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Arun Mitra Arun Mitra (2 November 1909 – 22 August 2000) was an Indian poet of Bengali, who also translated French literature. Selected bibliography English translations of titles are literal in most instances. Transcription of Bengali titles try t ...

(1909–2000) * Ashapoorna Devi (1909–95) *

Ashutosh Mukherjee Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee (anglicised, originally Asutosh Mukhopadhyay, also anglicised to Asutosh Mookerjee) (29 June 1864 – 25 May 1924) was a prolific Bengali educator, jurist, barrister and mathematician. He was the first student to be awar ...

(1920–89) * Atin Bandyopadhyay (1934–2019)

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Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay (19 July 1899 – 9 February 1979) was an Indian Bengali-language novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, and physician who wrote under the pen name of Banaphul (meaning "the wild flower" in Bengali). He was a re ...

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Bani Basu Bani Basu (born 11 March 1939 bn, বাণী বসু) is a prolific Bengali Indian author, essayist, critic, poet, translator and professor. Life She received her formal education from the well-known Lady Brabourne College, Scottish Chu ...

(b. 1939) * Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (1894–1950) *

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay (24 October 1894 – 30 July 1987) was an Indian Bengali language Bengali ( ), generally known by its endonym Bangla (, ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language native to the Bengal region of Sou ...

(1894–1987) *

Bijon Bhattacharya Bijon Bhattacharya ( bn, বিজন ভট্টাচার্য; 17 July 1906 – 19 January 1978) was an Indian theatre and film actor from West Bengal. He was an eminent playwright and dramatist. Bhattacharya was born in 1906 at Farid ...

(1917–78) * Bimal Kar (1921-2002) *

Bimal Mitra Bimal Mitra (18 March 1912 – 2 December 1991) was an Indian writer in Bengali. Bimal Mitra was equally adept in writing in Bengali as well as in Hindi, and wrote more than one hundred novels and short stories. Many of Bimal Mitra's novels ha ...

(1912–91) * Binoy Majumdar (1934–2006) * Bishnu Dey (1909–82) * Buddhadeb Bosu (1908–74) *

Buddhadeb Guha Buddhadeb Guha (29 June 1936 – 29 August 2021) was an Indian writer of fiction in Bengali language. Apart from writing, he was a trained singer and a painter too. Career Born in Calcutta, Guha studied at St. Xavier's College of the Universi ...

(b. 1936)

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Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar (15 April 1877 – 30 March 1956) was an Indian writer in Bengali of fairy tales and children's literature. He was born at Ulail in Dhaka district of Bengal province in British India (now Dhaka District of Bangl ...

(1877–1957) * Dibyendu Palit (b. 1939) *

Dinesh Das Dinesh Das (16 September 1913 – 13 March 1985) was a Bengali people, Bengali poet. He was born in his maternal home at Chetla in Alipore, a locality on the bank of Adi Ganga creek. When he was in Class IX, at around 15 years age, he became ...

(1913–85)

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Ekram Ali Ekram Ali ( bn, একরাম আলি; born 1 July 1950) is an Indian Bengali poet and critic. Life Ali was born in Teghoria (Dist. Birbhum, West Bengal) of a Bengali Muslim parentage. Before he came to Kolkata and took up journalism in a Beng ...

(b. 1950)

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Hemendrakumar Roy Hemendra Kumar Roy (2 September 1888 – 18 April 1963) was an Indian Bengali writer noted for his contribution to the early development of the genre of children's literature in the language. He was a noted contributor to the early development o ...

(1888–1963)

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Jagadish Gupta Jagadish Gupta (5 July 1886 – 15 April 1957) was an Indian poet, novelist and short story writer. Known for his realistic view of life, strange character portrayal and unique narrative style, he was one of the major exponents of modern Bengal ...

(1886–1957) *

Jatindramohan Bagchi Jatindramohan Bagchi (27 November 1878 — 1 February 1948) ( bn, যতীন্দ্রমোহন বাগচি) was a Bengali poet and editor.

(1878–1948) *

Jatindranath Sengupta Jatindranath Sengupta (or Yatīndranātha Senagupta) (June 26, 1887 in Patilpara, Purba Bardhaman – September 17, 1954) was an Indian Bengali-language poet and writer. Birth Jatindranath Sengupta was born on 26 June in the year of 1887 at Pat ...

(1880–1954) * Jibanananda Das (1899–1954) * Joy Goswami (b. 1954)

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Kalidas Roy Kalidas Roy (1889–1975) was a poet of the Tagore era of Bengali literature and a teacher. He was born in Karui village of Bardhaman (now Purba Bardhaman district) at West Bengal in a Vaidya (Baidya) family and was from the family lineage of th ...

(1889–1975) * Kamal Kumar Majumdar (1914–79) * Kamini Roy (1864–1933) *

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(1883–1970)

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Leela Majumdar Leela Majumdar ( bn, লীলা মজুমদার ''Lila Mojumdar''), (26 February 1908 – 5 April 2007) was a Bengali writer. Early life Born to Surama Devi and Pramada Ranjan Ray (who was the younger brother of Upendra Kishor Ray Cho ...

(1908–2007)

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* Mahasweta Devi (b. 1926) * Malay Roy Choudhury (b. 1939) * Mani Shankar Mukherjee (b. 1933) * Manik Bandopadhyay (1908–56) *

Mohit Chattopadhyay Mohit Chattopadhyaya (also spelled Mohit Chattopadhyay) (1 June 1934 – 12 April 2012) was a Bengali Indian playwright, screenwriter, dramatist and poet. He was a leading figure in modern Indian drama. Mohit Chottopadhya died on 12 April 2012. ...

(b. 1934) *

Moniruddin Khan Moniruddin Khan, born August 1974), is a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in the village Chaitpur in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. Works Khan's first poem was published at the age of 15. He has published poems and essays in man ...

(b. 1974) *

Moti Nandi Moti Nandi; 10 July 1931 – 3 January 2010) was a Bengali writer and journalist. Career Moti Nandi was from Kolkata. He graduated from the University of Calcutta and became a sports journalist and worked as a sports editor in ''Anandabazar Patr ...

(1931–2010) *

Mohitolal Majumdar Mohitlal Majumdar (Bengali: মোহিতলাল মজুমদার; 26 October 1888 – 26 July 1952) was a renowned Indian poet and essayist in the Bengali-language. He began his journey as a poet, but later became literary critic. Li ...

(1888–1952) * Maniklal Sinha (1916-1994)

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Nabanita Dev Sen Nabaneeta Dev Sen ( bn, নবনীতা দেব সেন, Nôbonita Deb Sen; 13 January 1938 – 7 November 2019) was an Indian writer and academic. After studying arts and comparative literature, she moved to the USA where she studied fur ...

(b. 1938) *

Nabarun Bhattacharya Nabarun Bhattacharya (23 June 1948 – 31 July 2014) was an Indian writer in Bengali language. He was born at Berhampur, West Bengal. He was the only child of actor and playwright Bijon Bhattacharya and writer, activist Mahashweta Devi. His mat ...

(1948-2014) *

Narayan Debnath Narayan Debnath (25 November 1925 – 18 January 2022) was an Indian comics artist, writer and illustrator. He created the Bengali comic strips '' Handa Bhonda'' (1962), ''Bantul the Great'' (1965) and ''Nonte Phonte'' (1969). He holds the reco ...

(b. 1926) *

Narayan Gangopadhyay Narayan Gangopadhyay (4 February 1918 – 8 November 1970), also known as Narayan Ganguly, was an Indian novelist, poet, essayist, and short story writer, and one of the leading writers of modern Bengali literature. He introduced the endearing ...

(1918–70) * Narayan Sanyal (1924–2005) *

Narendranath Mitra Narendranath Mitra (30 January 1916 – 14 September 1975) was an Indian writer and poet, best known for his short stories in the Bengali-language. Several of his works have been adapted into films, such as Mahanagar directed by Satyajit Ray. Bi ...

(1916–75) *

Nihar Ranjan Gupta Nihar Ranjan Gupta ( bn, নীহাররঞ্জন গুপ্ত, pen name: ''Banbhatta'' (বানভট্ট); 6 June 1911 – 20 February 1986) was an Indian dermatologist and a popular Bengali novelist. He is the creator of the fic ...

(1911–86) *

Nirad C. Chaudhuri Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri CBE (23 November 1897 – 1 August 1999) was an Indian writer. In 1990, Oxford University awarded Chaudhuri, by then a long-time resident of the city of Oxford, an Honorary Degree in Letters. In 1992, he was made an hono ...

(1897–1999) *

Nirupama Devi Nirupama Devi ( bn, নিরুপমা দেবী) (7 May 1883 – 7 January 1951) was a fiction writer from Berhampore in Murshidabad district. Her literary pseudonym was ''Srimati Devi''. Early life and education Nirupama Devi's father was ...

(1883-1951)

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* Prabir Ghosh (b. 1945) *

Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (21 May 1921 – 21 October 1990), also known by his spiritual name Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti (Ánanda Múrti="Bliss Embodiment"), and known as Bábá ("Father") to his disciples, was a spiritual Guru, philosopher, so ...

(1921–1990) *

Premendra Mitra Premendra Mitra (4 September 1904 – 3 May 1988)Samsad Bengali Charitabhidhan Vol.II edited Anjali Bose, Published by Sagitta Samsad, Kolkata, Edition January,2019,Page-240 was an Indian poet, writer and film director in the Bengali language. ...

(1904–88) *

Priyanath Mukhopadhyay Priyanath Mukhopadhyay (4June 185520June 1947) was a Bengali writer and police detective in Calcutta during the British era. He is considered a pioneer in the field of mystery and detective fiction in Bengali literature. Career Mukhopadhyay wa ...

(1855–1947) * Protiva Bose (1915–2006) * Purusottom Kumar Debnath (1955 -till date)

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Rajsekhar Bose Rajshekhar Basu ( bn, রাজশেখর বসু; better known by the pen name Parashuram; 16 March 1880 – 27 April 1960) was a Bengali chemist, author and lexicographer. He was chiefly known for his comic and satirical short storie ...

(1880–1960)

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* Sachin Sengupta (1891–1961) * Samaresh Majumdar (b. 1944) * Samir Roychoudhury (b. 1933) * Sandipan Chattopadhyay (1933–2005) *

Sanjib Chattopadhyay Sanjib Chattopadhyay ( bn, সঞ্জীব চট্ট্যোপাধ্যায়; born 24 october 1936 in Kolkata, India) is an Indian Bengali novelist and writer of short stories. His style is characterized by use of short satirica ...

(b. 1936) *

Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and music composer. One of the greatest auteurs of fil ...

(1921–92) *

Shamik Ghosh Shamik Ghosh ( bn, শমীক ঘোষ born 16 January 1983) is an Indian author writing in Bengali. He has won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar (Indian National Academy of Letter's Youth Prize) in 2017 in Bengali for his debut ...

(b. 1983) * Shankha Ghosh (1932–2021) * Shakti Chattopadhyay (1933–95) * Shaktipada Rajguru (b. 1922) * Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (1899–1970) *

Shibram Chakraborty Shibram Chakraborty (1903–1980) was a popular Bengali writer and humorist who is best known for his humorous stories. His best known short stories and novels are renowned for their unique use of pun, alliteration, play of words and ironic humo ...

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Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay ( bn, শীর্ষেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায়; born 2 November 1935) is a Bengali author from India. He has written stories for both adults and children. He is known for creating the relativel ...

(b. 1935) * Subhas Mukhopadhyay (1919–2003) * Subodh Ghosh (1909–80) *

Sudhindranath Dutta Sudhindranath Dutta (30 October 1901 – 25 June 1960) was an Indian poet, essayist, journalist and critic. Sudhindranath is one of the most notable poets after the Tagore-era in Bengali literature. Education Sudhindranath Dutt went to the Theo ...

(1901–1960) *

Sudhir Chakravarti Sudhir Chakravarti (19 September 1934 – 15 December 2020) was a Bengali educationist and essayist. He made a vast contribution in Bengal's folk culture development and research. Chakravarti had completely changed the style of colonial prose wi ...

(1934-2020) *

Sukanta Bhattacharya Sukanta Bhattacharya ( bn, সুকান্ত ভট্টাচার্য) (; 15 August 1926 – 13 May 1947) was a Bengali poet and playwright. He was called 'Young Nazrul' and 'Kishore Bidrohi Kobi', a reference to the great rebel poet ...

(1926–47) *

Sukumar Sen Sukumar Sen may refer to: *Sukumar Sen (civil servant) Sukumar Sen (2 January 1898 – 13 May 1963) was an Indian civil servant who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India, serving from 21 March 1950 to 19 December 1958. Under his le ...

(1900–92) *

Sunil Gangopadhyay Sunil Gangopadhyay or Sunil Ganguly (7 September 1934 – 23 October 2012) was an Indian poet, historian and novelist in the Bengali language based in the city of Kolkata. He is a former Sheriff of Calcutta. Gangopadhyay obtained his ma ...

(1934–2012) *

Syed Kawsar Jamal Syed Kawsar Jamal is an Indian poet, essayist and academic. He was born in the village of Murshidabad, West Bengal, India on 24 October 1950. His ''Chernobyler Megh'' was awarded Sopan Sahitya Puraskar and Ashalata Sahitya Puraskar. Jamal has th ...

(b. 1950) * Syed Mustafa Siraj (b. 1930)

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Tarapada Roy Tarapada Ray ( bn, তারাপদ রায়) was a Bengali writer of poems, short stories, and essays. He is especially known for his satirical sense of humour. He was born on 17 November 1936 in Tangail, now in Bangladesh. He lived in Ko ...

(b. 1936) *

Tarashankar Bandopadhyaya Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay (23 July 1898 – 14 September 1971) was an Indian novelist who wrote in the Bengali language. He wrote 65 novels, 53-story-books, 12 plays, 4 essay-books, 4 autobiographies, 2 travel stories and composed several songs. ...

(1898–1971)

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* Utpal Dutt (1929–93)

Bangladesh

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Abdullah Abu Sayeed Abdullah Abu Sayeed (born 25 July 1939) is a Bangladeshi educator, writer, television presenter, and activist. He is the founder and chairman of Bishwa Sahitya Kendra, a non-profit organization that promotes the study of literature, reading hab ...

(b. 1939) *

Abdullah-Al-Muti Abdullah Al Muti Sharafuddin (1 January 1930 – 30 November 1998), mostly known as "Abdullah Al Muti" was a Bangladeshi educationist and science writer. He wrote tough scientific ideas in an easy fashion suitable for children and teenagers. He b ...

(1930–1998) *

Abdul Gaffar Choudhury Abdul Gaffar Choudhury (12 December 1934 – 19 May 2022) was a Bangladeshi-born British writer, journalist, columnist, political analyst and poet. He wrote the lyrics to "Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano", a widely celebrated song commemorating the ...

(b. 1934) *

Abdul Mannan Syed Abdul Mannan Syed (3 August 19435 September 2010) was a Bangladeshi poet, and critic. He is known for his considerable research works on Kazi Nazrul Islam, Jibanananda Das, Farrukh Ahmad, Syed Waliullah, Manik Bandyopadhyay, Bishnu De, Samar ...

(b. 1943) * Abdul Kadir (1906–84) *

Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad Abdul Karim (1871 – 1953), known as Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad, was a Bengali littérateur, historian of Bangla literature and collector and interpreter of old Bangla manuscripts. Early life Karim was born in Suchakradandi village, Bengal Pr ...

(1869–1953) * Abdur Rouf Choudhury (1929–1996) *

Abu Ishaque Abu Bashar Mohammad Ishaque ( bn, আবু ইসহাক; 1 November 1926 – 2003) was a Bangladeshi novelist. Early life Ishaque was born in the village of Shirangal in Naria, Faridpur District (now in Shariatpur District) on 1 November 192 ...

(1926–2003) * Abu Rushd *

Abubakar Siddique Abubakar Siddique (19 August 1934 – 28 December 2023) was a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, short-story writer and critic. He published more than 20 poetry books, 4 novels, 15 storybooks, and one rhyme book. He won Bangla Academy Literary Award ...

(b. 1936) * Abujafar Shamsuddin (1911–89) *

Abul Kashem Mohammad Abul Kashem (known as Principal Abul Kashem, 28 June 1920 – 11 March 1991) is generally considered as a pioneer and the architect of the historic Language Movement of Bangladesh. He was also a politician, author and an eminent educa ...

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Abul Mansur Ahmed Abul Mansur Ahmad ( bn, আবুল মনসুর আহমদ; 3 September 1898 – 18 March 1979), born Ahmad Ali Farazi ( bn, আহমদ আলী ফরাজী), was a Bangladeshi politician, writer, and journalist. Ahmad began as an ...

(1898–1979) * Ahmed Sharif (1921–1999) * Ahmed Sofa (1943–2001) *

Ahsan Habib Ahsan Habib (2 January 1917 – 10 July 1985) was a Bangladeshi poet and literary figure in Bengali culture. He was born in the village of Shankarpasha, in Pirojpur. Before the India-Pakistan partition, he worked on several literary magazines: ' ...

(1917–1985) *

Ahsan Habib (cartoonist) Ahsan Habib () is a Bangladeshi cartoonist, writer and editor of ''Unmad'', a satire magazine. Early life Habib was the third son of Faizur Rahman Ahmed and Ayesha Foyez. His father, a police officer, was killed by the Pakistani army during t ...

Akhteruzzaman Elias Akhteruzzaman Elias (12 February 1943 – 4 January 1997) (Bengali: আখতারুজ্জামান ইলিয়াস) was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer. Despite writing only two novels, critics place Elias "in the pant ...

(1943–97) *

Akbar Hussain Akbar Hussain (1 October 1917 – 2 June 1981) was a Bengali language novelist of Bangladesh. He was born in the village of Kaya in Kumarkhali under Kushtia district. His father's and mother's name is Hazi Abdul Ali and Majeda begum. His wife was ...

(1917–1980) * Alauddin Al-Azad (b. 1932) *

Al Mahmud Mir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud (known as Al Mahmud; 11 July 1936 – 15 February 2019) was a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, and short-story writer. He is considered one of the greatest Bengali poets to have emerged in the 20th century. His work in Be ...

Ali Imam Ali Imam (31 December 1950 – 21 November 2022) was a Bangladeshi children's writer and audio-visual organizer. He wrote many scientific stories, travel stories for children. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2001 in juvenile lit ...

Anwar Pasha Anwar Pasha (1928–1971) was a Bangladeshi novelist. He was killed in 1971. Life Anwar Pasha was born in the village Dabkai in Murshidabad (currently in West Bengal, India). He passed the High Madrassah examination in 1946 then went on to do ...

(1928–1971) *

Anisul Hoque Anisul Hoque (born 4 March 1965) is a Bangladeshi author, screenwriter, novelist, dramatist and journalist. He won Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2011. His most popular work is his non-fiction novel ''Maa'' (mother). He is also the editor of K ...

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Aroj Ali Matubbar Aroj Ali Matubbar ( bn, আরজ আলী মাতুব্বর; 17 December 190015 March 1985) was a self-taught philosopher and rationalist from Bangladesh. Early life and education Matubbar was born in the village of Charbaria Lamchar ...

Asad Chowdhury Asad Chowdhury (born 11 February 1943) is a poet, writer, translator, radio, television personality and journalist, as well as a cultural activist in Bangladesh. He won Ekushey Padak in 2013 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1987. Early life ...

A. T. M. Shamsuddin A. T. M. Shamsuddin (1927–2009), also known by the pen name ''Charubak'', was a Bangladeshi author, journalist, translator, communist and union organizer. He served as the general secretary of the East Pakistan Journalists Union and as a member ...

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Baby Halder Baby Halder (or Haldar) (born 1973) is an Indian author. Her best known work is her autobiography '' Aalo Aandhari (A Life Less Ordinary)'' (2002) which describes her harsh life growing up as a domestic worker, later translated into 21 language ...

(b. 1973) *

Bande Ali Mia Bande Ali Mia (17 January 1906 – 27 June 1979) was a Bangladeshi poet, lyricist, novelist, dramatist, essayist, children’s writer and journalist. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1962 and Ekushey Padak in 1988. Early life ...

(1906–82) * Bashir Al Helal (b. 1936) * Benojir Ahmed (1903–1983) *

Bipradash Barua Bipradash Barua (born September 20, 1940) is a Bangladeshi novelist. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1991 and Ekushey Padak in 2014. Works ;Novels * Achena (The Unknown, 1975) * Bhoy, Bhalobasa Nirbasan (Fear, Love, Exile, 1988) ...

(b. 1940)

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* Datta, Haripada (b. 1947) *

Dewan Mohammad Azraf Dewan Mohammad Azraf ( bn, দেওয়ান মোহাম্মদ আজরফ; 1908–1999) was a Bengali philosopher, teacher, author, politician, journalist and activist. In 1993, he was honoured as a National Professor in Bangladesh. H ...

(1908–1999) *

Dilara Hashem Dilara Hashem ( bn, দিলারা হাশেম; 21 August 1935 – 19 March 2022) was a Bangladeshi author and novelist.Heil, Alan L., Jr. (2006) ''Voice of America: A History'', Columbia University Press, , p. 297 She was a recipient of ...

(b. 1936)

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Ekhlasuddin Ahmed Ekhlasuddin Ahmed (15 December 1940 – 24 December 2014) was a Bangladeshi children's writer. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak, one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, in 2000. Early life and career Ahmed was born in 1940 in the 24 P ...

(b. 1940)

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Farrukh Ahmed Syed Farrukh Ahmad ( bn, সৈয়দ ফররুখ আহমদ; 10 June 1918 – 19 October 1974), later simply known as Farrukh Ahmad, was a Bangladeshi poet and author. He is commonly known as the ''poet of the Muslim renaissance'', as ...

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* Golam Mostofa (1897–1964) *

Nirmalendu Goon Nirmalendu Goon (born 21 June 1945) is a Bangladeshi poet known for his accessible verse. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2001 and Independence Day Award by the Government of Bangladesh in 2016. He was also awarded the Bangla Academy Literary ...

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Hasan Azizul Huq Hasan Azizul Huq (2 February 1939 – 15 November 2021) was a Bangladeshi short-story writer and novelist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1999, Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1970 and Independence Award in 2019. Early life and education Huq ...

(b. 1939) *

Hasnat Abdul Hye Hasnat Abdul Hye (born 19 May 1937) is a Bangladeshi writer and novelist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 1994. As of 2017, he has 70 published works in both Bengali and English. Early life and education Hye was ...

(b. 1939) * Humayun Ahmed (b. 1948) * Humayun Azad (1947–2004)

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Imdadul Haq Milon Imdadul Haq Milan (born 8 September 1955) is a Bangladeshi novelist and Journalist. He was editor of the daily newspaper ''Kaler Kantho''. He is the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1992 and Ekushey Padak in 2019. Early life and edu ...

(b. 1955)

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(1886–1957) *

Jahanara Imam Jahanara Imam (3 May 1929 – 26 June 1994) was a Bangladeshi writer and political activist. She is known for her efforts to bring those accused of committing war crimes in the Bangladesh Liberation War to trial. She has been called "Shaheed Ja ...

(1929–1994) * Jasimuddin *

Jatin Sarker Jatin Sarker (born 25 August 1935) is a Bengali intellectual, researcher and biographer of Bangladesh. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2008 for research and essays and Independence Day Award in 2010 for education. As of Septe ...

(b. 1936)

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* Kazi Abdul Odud (1894–1970) * Kazi Nazrul Islam (1898–1976) *

Khondakar Ashraf Hossain Khondakar Ashraf Hossain ( bn, খোন্দকার আশরাফ হোসেন; 4 January 1950 – 16 June 2013) was a leading postmodernist poet, essayist, translator, and editor from Bangladesh. He wrote more than eighteen titles. E ...

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* Mahbubul Alam (1898–1981) *

Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury Mahbub ul Alam Chowdhury (7 November 1927 – 23 December 2007) was a Bangladeshi poet and language movement activist. His poem ''Kandte Ashini, Fanshir Dabi Niye Eshecchi'' (Have Come Not to Weep, but to Rally for Their Hanging) (1952) is the fi ...

(b. 1927) * Mir Mosharraf Hossain * Mohammad Barkatullah (1898–1974) *

Mohammad Nurul Huda Mohammad Nurul Huda (born 30 September 1949) is a Bangladeshi poet and novelist.Poet Nur ...

(b. 1949) * Mohammad Rafiq (b. 1943) *

Moinul Ahsan Saber Moinul Ahsan Saber (born 26 May 1958) is a Bangladeshi fiction writer. He is the executive editor of weekly magazine Saptahik 2000, published from Dhaka. He also heads ''Dibya Prokash'', a progressive publishing house in Bangladesh. He was awarde ...

(b. 1958) *

Mokbula Manzoor , other_names = Mokbula Manzoor , birth_date = , birth_place = Burdwan, Bengal Presidency, British India , death_date = , death_place = Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh , nationality = Bangladeshi , e ...

(b. 1938) *

Motaher Hussain Chowdhury Motaher Hossain Chowdhury ( bn, মোতাহের হোসেন চৌধুরী; 1903 – 1956) was a Bengali writer, thinker and educationist. He was born in Noakhali of Bengal Presidency, British India in 1903. He died in Chittagong, ...

(1903–1956) * Muhammad Mohar Ali (1932–2007) *

M. R. Akhtar Mukul M. R. Akhtar Mukul (1929–2004) was a Bengali writer and journalist from Bangladesh; earned fame for ''Chorompotro'', a radio program from Shwadhin Bangla Betar Kendra. ''Chorompotro'' Mukul started the program from the clandestine Shwadhin ...

(1929–2004) *

Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury (22 July 1926 – 14 December 1971) was a prominent Bengali essayist, prized scholar of Bengali literature, educator and linguist of the Bengali language. Early life and education Born in Khalishpur village, in Noakhal ...

(1926–1971) *

Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib ( bn, মুহম্মদ আসাদুল্লাহ আল-গালিব; born 15 January 1948) is a Bangladeshi reformist Islamic scholar and former professor of Arabic at the University of Rajshahi. He is ...

(b. 1948) * Muhammad Habibur Rahman (b. 1935) *

Muhammad Shahidullah Muhammad Shahidullah ( bn, মুহম্মদ শহীদুল্লাহ; 10 July 1885 – 13 July 1969) was a Bengali linguist, philologist, educationist, and writer. In 2004, he was ranked number 16 in BBC's poll of the Greatest Bengal ...

(1885–1969) * Muhammed Zafar Iqbal (b. 1952) *

Munier Chowdhury Munier Choudhury (27 November 192514 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi educationist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident. He was a victim of the 1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals, mass killing of Bangladeshi intellectuals in 1 ...

(1925–1971) *

Muntasir Mamun Muntasir Mamoon (born 1951) his full name is Muntasir Uddin Khan Mamun, he is a Bangladeshi writer, historian, scholar, secularist, translator, and professor at University of Dhaka. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award and Ekushey Padak b ...

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* Nurul Momen (Sobriquet:- Natyaguru) (1908–1990) * Nasreen Jahan (b. 1964) * Nilima Ibrahim (1921–2002)

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* Qazi Anwar Hussain * Qazi Imdadul Haq * Qazi Motahar Hossain (1897–1981) *

Qazi Nazrul Islam , pseudonym = bn, ধূমকেতু, Dhūmketu , image = Nazrul.jpg , image_size = , caption = Nazrul in Chittagong, 1926 , birth_date = 11 ''Joiṣṭhyô'', 1306 '' Bônggabdô ...

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Rabeya Khatun Rabeya Khatun (27 December 1935 – 3 January 2021) was a Bangladeshi novelist. She wrote over 50 novels and more than 400 short stories. Her works also include essays, research, religious history and travelogues. She was awarded Bangla Academy Li ...

(b. 1935) *

Rafiq Azad Rafiq Azad (born Rafiqul Islam Khan; February 14, 1941 – March 12, 2016) was a Bangladeshi poet, editor and writer. He is credited with 45 collections of poetry including ''Prakriti O Premer Kabita, Asambhaber Paye, Sahasra Sundar, Haturir Nich ...

Rahat Khan Rahat Khan (19 December 1940 – 28 August 2020) was a Bangladeshi journalist and litterateur. He wrote more than 32 novels. He won Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1973 and Ekushey Padak in 1996 by the Government of Bangladesh. Early life K ...

(b. 1940) *

Rakib Hasan ''Tin Goyenda'' ( bn, তিন গোয়েন্দা ) is a series of juvenile detective novels written by Rakib Hasan and published in Bangladesh by Sheba Prokashoni. The Tin Goyenda series is a subseries of ''Kishore Thriller'' (juvenil ...

Rashid Askari Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari (born 1 June 1965), known as Rashid Askari, is a writer, columnist, media personality, and an academic in Bangladesh. He was the 12th vice-chancellor of Islamic University, Bangladesh. Among post-1990s Bangladeshi write ...

(b.1965) *

Rashid Haider Rashid Haider (15 July 1941 – 13 October 2020) was a Bangladeshi author and novelist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2014 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1984 by the Government of Bangladesh. He was the author of more than 70 books thro ...

* Rashid Karim (b. 1925) *

Razia Khan Razia Khan Amin (1936 – 28 December 2011) was a Bangladeshi writer, poet and educationist. She was also a journalist, theatre actor and columnist for newspapers. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1997 for her contribution to education by the Gov ...

* Rezauddin Stalin *

Rizia Rahman Rizia Rahman (28 December 1939 – 16 August 2019) was a Bangladeshi novelist. She had a number of novels and short stories to her credit. Her works cut across all genres. She was best known for the novel ''Bong Theke Bangla''. She was the recip ...

(b. 1939) *

Romena Afaz 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)''. Early life Afaz was born on 27 December 1926 in Sherpur, Bogra. Her ...

(1926 - 2003) *

Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah ( bn, রুদ্র মুহম্মদ শহিদুল্লাহ; 16 October 1956 – 21 June 1991) was a Bangladeshi poet noted for his revolutionary and romantic poetry. He is considered one of the leading ...

(1956–1992)

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* Salimullah Khan *

Sardar Fazlul Karim Sardar Fazlul Karim ( bn, সরদার ফজলুল করিম; 1 May 1925 – 15 June 2014) was a scholar, academic, philosopher and essayist in Bangladesh. Early life and family Sardar Fazlul Karim was born on 1 May 1925, to a lower mi ...

Sarder Jayenuddin 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. Early life Jainuddin was born in Kamarhati village, Sujanagar, Pabna D ...

(1918–1986) * Selim Al-Deen (1949–2008) *

Selina Hossain 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 nat ...

(b. 1947) *

Sezan Mahmud Saleh M. M. Rahman, better known by his pen name Sezan Mahmud, ( bn, সেজান মাহমুদ) is a Bangladeshi-born Americans, American writer, lyricist, columnist and physician-scientist. He was awarded the Shishu Academy Award in 1395 ...

(b. 1967)("NC 1988") * Sen, Satyen (1907–81) *

Shah Muhammad Sagir Shah Muhammad Sagir ( bn, শাহ মুহম্মদ সগীর) was one of the earliest Bengali Muslim poets, if not the first. Life Shah Muhammad Sagir was a poet of the 14/15th century, during the reign of the Sultan of Bengal Ghiyasuddi ...

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Shahadat Hussain Shahadat Hussain (1893–1953) was an Indian Bengali-language poet and writer. Biography He was born in Chabbish Paragana in West Bengal, India. In 1915, Hussain entered in the writing world in ''Bani Sommiloni''. In 1931, he said something in ...

(1893–1953) *

Shahed Ali Shahed Ali ( bn, শাহেদ আলী; 24 May 19256 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 i ...

(b. 1925) *

Shahid Akhand Shahid Akhand (born 1935), is a Bangladeshi author and novelist of Bengali literature. Biography He began writing in the second decade after the Partition of Bengal (1947). His novel ''Panna Holo Sobuj'' depicted urban middle-class life. In 1 ...

(b. 1935) *

Shahidul Zahir Shahidul Zahir ( bn, 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 ...

(1953–2008) *

Shahidullah Kaiser 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. Early life and educat ...

(1926–1971) *

Shahriyar Kabir 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 wa ...

Shamsuddin Abul Kalam Shamsuddin Abul Kalam ( bn, শামসুদ্দিন আবুল কালাম; 19261997), was an actor and an author of Bengali literature in Bangladesh. He was born in Barisal. He is the maternal uncle of A.M. Harun-ar-Rashid. Life A ...

(1926–97) *

Shamsunnahar Mahmud Shamsunnahar Mahmud (c. 1908 — April 10, 1964) was a writer, politician and educator in Bengal during the early 20th century. She was a leader of the women's rights movement in Bengal pioneered by Begum Rokeya. Shamsunnahar Hall of the Unive ...

(1908–1964) * Shamsur Rahman *

Shaukat Osman 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. ...

(1917–98) * Sirajul Islam Chowdhury * Sufia Kamal (1911–99) * Syed Ali Ahsan *

Syed Abul Maksud Syed Abul Maksud (23 October 1946 – 23 February 2021) was a Bangladeshi journalist, columnist, research scholar, essayist, and writer. He was acclaimed for his critical and research work. He was a regular contributor to the ''Daily Prothom Alo ...

Syed Emdad Ali Syed Emdad Ali (1875–1956), was a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in Munshiganj District, Bengal, now in Bangladesh. He was against the use of highly Sanskritised vocabulary in Bangla as well as the unnecessary use of Persian and Arabic wor ...

(1880–1956) *

Syed Manzoorul Islam Syed Manzoorul Islam (born 18 January 1951) is a Bangladeshi critic, writer and a former professor of University of Dhaka, Dhaka University. As a literary critic, he has written criticism on writers including Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Kazi Nazrul I ...

Syed Mujtaba Ali Syed Mujtaba Ali ( bn, সৈয়দ মুজতবা আলী; 13 September 1904 – 11 February 1974) was a Bengali writer, journalist, travel enthusiast, academic, scholar and linguist. He lived in Bangladesh, India, Germany, Afghanistan ...

(1904–74) *

Syed Shamsul Haque Syed Shamsul Haq (27 December 1935 – 27 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi writer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1966 (the youngest among all to receive it), Ekushey Padak in 1984 and Independence Day Award in 2000 by the Gove ...

(1934) *

Syed Waliullah Syed Waliullah (August 15, 1922 – October 10, 1971) was a Bangladeshi novelist, short-story writer and playwright. He was notable for his debut novel, '' Lalsalu'' (translated in English with the title ''"Tree Without Roots"''). He was awarded ...

(1922–71)

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* Tahmima Anam (b. 1975) *

Taslima Nasrin Taslima Nasrin (born 25 August 1962) is a Bangladeshi-Swedish writer, physician, feminist, secular humanist, and activist. She is known for her writing on women's oppression and criticism of religion. Some of her books are banned in Bangladesh ...

(b. 1962)

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* Wasi Ahmed (b. 1954)

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Zahir Raihan Mohammad Zahirullah (19 August 1935 – disappeared 30 January 1972), known as Zahir Raihan, was a Bangladeshi novelist, writer and filmmaker. He is most notable for his documentary ''Stop Genocide'' (1971), made during the Bangladesh Liberation ...

(1935–1972)

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Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...