Bashir Al Helal (6 January 1936 – 31 August 2021) was a Bangladeshi novelist. In 1969 he was appointed as the co-principal of the

Bangla Academy The Bangla Academy (, ) is the official regulatory body of the Bengali language in Bangladesh. It is an autonomous institution funded by the Government of Bangladesh that fosters the Bengali language, literature and culture, works to develop an ...

. He then became the Vice-Chancellor of the Bangla Academy. Most recently, he served as the director of the Bangla Academy. He retired in 1993. He has been working in Bangla Academy for about 24 years. In order to establish well. He wrote about Enamul Haque's contribution in the book 'History of Bangla Academy'.

Education and life

Bashir Al-Helal was born on 6 January 1936 in Mir Para village of Talibpur in

Murshidabad district Murshidabad district is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Situated on the left bank of the river Ganges, the district is very fertile. Covering an area of and having a population 7.103 million (according to 2011 census), it ...

. After being handcuffed by his father, he was admitted to Talibpur Pathshala. Then he was admitted in the primary section of HE High School in Talibpur village. There he studied until 6th class. Admitted to Rajshahi Collegiate School in 7th class. After studying in Rajshahi for one year, he was admitted in 9th class in Setabganj High School and matriculated from there. He passed IA from Calcutta Government College in 1954. He then got admission in AC College, Jalpaiguri with Honors in Bengal. After passing Honors from this college in 1957, he moved to

Calcutta Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern ba ...

. There he was admitted to Calcutta University for his MA in Bengali. In 1956 he passed MA in Bengal from

Calcutta University The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University (), is a Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Kolkata, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate c ...

Works

Novels

*''Kalo Ilish'' (The Black Hilsha, 1979) *''Ghritakumari'' (The Aloe, 1984) *''Shesh Panpatra'' (The Last Drinking Vessel, 1986) *''Nurjahander Madhumas'' (Spring of the Nurjahans, 1988) *''Shishirer Deshe Avijan'' (An Expedition in the Land of Dew, 1990)

History books

*''Bhasha Andoloner Itihas'' (The History of Bengali Language Movement, 1985) *History of Bangla Academy (Bangla Academy't Itihas)

Awards

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Literary Award (1991) *

Bangla Academy Literary Award The Bangla Academy Literary Award (; ''Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar'') is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius in advancement and overall contribution in the field of Bengali language and literature. ...

(1993)

References

1936 births 2021 deaths Bengali-language novelists Bangladeshi male novelists Recipients of Bangla Academy Award People from Murshidabad district Writers from West Bengal {{Bangladesh-writer-stub