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
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 2001 in juvenile literature.
Early life
Imam was born in
Brahmanbaria on 31 December 1950. Six months after his birth, his whole family shifted to
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
. He spent his childhood in Nawabpur, Lincoln road, Thataribazar of
Old Dhaka.
Work
Imam wrote more than 630 books and translated nearly 40.
Child psychology
Developmental psychology is the scientific study of how and why humans grow, change, and adapt across the course of their lives. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence, adult development ...
, humanism and adventure are found in his writing.
Imam was the general manager of Bangladesh Television and retired from the job in 2006.
Personal life and death
Imam died on 21 November 2022, at the age of 71.
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1950 births
2022 deaths
People from Dhaka
Bangladeshi male writers
Bengali-language writers
Bengali-language science fiction writers
Bangladeshi educators
Recipients of Bangla Academy Award
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