Abu Jafar Shamsuddin (12 March 1911 – 24 August 1988) was a Bangladeshi writer. He was the recipient of

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 1968 and Ekushey Padak in 1983.

Early life and education

Shamsuddin was born on 12 March 1911, to a Bengali Muslim family of Bhuiyans in the village of Dakshinbagh, Gazipur District, eastern

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

Karamat Ali Jaunpuri Karāmat ʿAlī Jaunpūrī ( ur, , bn, কারামত আলী জৌনপুরী; 12 June 1800 – 30 May 1873), born as Muḥammad ʿAlī Jaunpūrī, was a nineteenth-century Indian Muslim social reformer and founder of the Taiyuni ...

. 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

Dhaka College Dhaka College ( bn, ঢাকা কলেজ also known as DC) is the oldest secular educational institution of Bangladesh located in Dhaka. It offers higher secondary education ( HSC). It has Honours and Masters programs as well which are aff ...

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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, The Daily Ittefaq, Purbadesh and The Daily Sangbad. He wrote Baihasiker Parshvachinta, a weekly column. In 1957, he joined the National Awami Party. He used the pseudonym ''Alpadarshi''. He served as an assistant translator of the Bangla Academy 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

(1968) * Ekushey Padak (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