Bulbon Osman (born 18 March 1940) is a Bangladeshi academic, writer and artist. He was conferred

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. ...

in 1973 for his contribution in juvenile literature.

Early life and education

Osman was born on 18 March 1940 at his maternal house at Jhamatia in

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. He is the eldest son of Shawkat Osman and Saleha Osman. His brother Yeafesh Osman is the incumbent minister of Ministry of Science and Technology. Osman's paternal house is situated at Sabalsinghapur in Hooghly. His family moved to

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in 1950. After completing school and college life from there he got admitted into

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. He was a student of the sociology department of the institution.

Career

Osman was appointed as a lecturer of the art related sociology at East Pakistan College of Arts and Crafts in 1966. His first book is ''Kanama'' which was published in 1967. It was a teen novel. He worked in

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in 1971. Osman worked as a professor in

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from 1995 to 2007. He is a self-educated artist. He involved in translating books too.

Awards and recognition

Osman was awarded

in 1973 for his contribution in juvenile literature.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Osman, Bulbon Living people 1940 births Bangladeshi male novelists Academic staff of the University of Dhaka Bangladeshi translators Bangladeshi painters University of Dhaka alumni People from Hooghly district Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Recipients of Bangla Academy Award in Children's Literature