Ekhlasuddin Ahmed (15 December 1940 – 24 December 2014) was a Bangladeshi
children's writer
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...
. 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 Parganas
24 Parganas district (''cabbiś pargaṇā jēlā'') is a former district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The district was split into two districts — North 24 Parganas district and South 24 Parganas district, with effect from 1 March 1 ...
district of
West Bengal province.
He is also a journalist and has been associated with the ''
Daily Janakantha
Daily Janakantha ( bn, দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ ''Dainik Janakanṭha'' "Daily People's Voice") is a Bengali daily newspaper published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is owned by Janakantha Shilpa Paribar (GJSP). This newspaper was first publ ...
''. Among the awards he has received are the "Kabir Chowdhury Children's Literary Award" of the
Bangla Academy (2004), Uro Child Literature Award (2007),
Alaol Literary Award and the Shishu Academy Award.
Ahmed died at Square Hospital in
Dhaka on 24 December 2014.
References
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1940 births
2014 deaths
Bangladeshi male writers
Bangladeshi children's writers
Recipients of the Ekushey Padak
Writers from West Bengal