Golam Rahman was a Bangladeshi journalist and writer. He was awarded

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. ...

for his contribution to Bengali literature.

Early life

Rahman was born on 28 November 1931 in Kolkata,

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. He studied law at

Surendranath Law College Surendranath Law College (''Bengali'' :সুরেন্দ্রনাথ আইন কলেজ) formerly known as ''Ripon College'') is an postgraduate law college affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It was established in Kolkata in ...

but moved to Dhaka following the Partition of India and as a result could not finish his studies. He joined

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but dropped out before graduation.

Career

Rahman worked at ''Daily Ittehad'' and ''Daily Insaf'' while leaving in

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. He edited the ''Madhumala'', a weekly. He was elected Assistant Secretary of the East Pakistan Journalists' Union. His novel, Golam Rahman Rachanabali, was published by Bangla Academy. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1969.

Bibliography

*Rakamfer (1953) *Panur Pathshala (1953) *Badi Niye Badabadi (1957) *Buddhir Dhenki (1958) *Chakmaki (1960) *Jyanta Chhabir Bhojbaji (1960) *Russ Desher Rupkatha (1960) *Ishaper Galpa (1966) *Neta O Rani (1954) *Amader Bir Sangrami (1970)

Death

Rahman was murdered on 13 January 1972 shortly after the

Independence of Bangladesh The independence of Bangladesh was Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence, declared from Pakistan on 26 March 1971, which is now celebrated as Independence Day (Bangladesh), Independence Day. The Bangladesh Liberation War started on 26 March ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rahman, Golam 1931 births 1972 deaths Murder in Bangladesh Recipients of Bangla Academy Award 20th-century Bangladeshi writers Writers from Kolkata Journalists from Kolkata 20th-century Bangladeshi journalists Surendranath Law College alumni Recipients of Bangla Academy Award in Children's Literature