Golam Samdani Quraishy (; 5 April 1929 – 11 October 1991) was a

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poet and writer. He was given

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posthumously in 2017 by the

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Early life and family

Golam Samdani Quraishy was born on 5 April 1929 at his mother Altafunnesa's home in the village of Kaurat (presently in

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) in

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. His ancestral home was in the village of Bir Ahammadpur in Gouripur.

Education

Quraishy's education began at home. He later studied at the Ghaturkona Primary School and Kathalia Middle English School, completing his primary education from 1935 to 1936. From 1937 to 1941, he was educated at the Chandranath High School and Bir Ahammadpur High School in

. After that, he enrolled at the Basta Junior Madrasa in Netrokona for

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and later at the Katlasen Madrasa from which he graduated in 1950 with a First Class in Alimiyyah, ranking eighth position. He proceeded to study at the

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where he received his First Class in Jamat-e-Ula (Fadiliyyah), ranking third in 1952. In 1954, he completed his

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(Kamiliyyah), ranking in the first position. He then turned his attention to the

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and joined the Nasirabad Intermediate College in Nasirabad where he attained first place in his IA qualification. He then proceeded to the

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where he graduated with honours in Bengali Language, ranking fifth on the second class in 1959. In 1960, he ranked second in the second class grade for the

in Bengali Literature. Quraishy has also completed

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, twenty days training, annual camp in

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(1953) and has also taken the High Madrasa Education Maths and English Exam (1955).

Career

For three years, he served as a shepherd at his relatives' homes from 1942 to 1945. After that, he became an

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at the Dhanikhola Bazar Mosque in Trishal and Eidgah Mosque in Kharicha, and then a teacher at the Dhanikhola High Madrasa in 1955. Following this, he became the editing assistant for the linguist

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's ''Purba Pakistaner Anchalik Bhashar Abhidhan'' (East Pakistan's regional language dictionary) project. He worked at the Manuscripts and Compilation Department (

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) between 1961 and 1968. From 1968 to 1971, he was the professor of the Bengali Department at Nasirabad College, Mymensingh.

Personal life

Quraishy married Sayyida Quraishy and they lived in South Akua, Darbar Sharif Road,

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. They had two daughters and five sons. From 1956, he overlooked the Emdadia Library in Chawk Bazar, Mymensingh, until the end of his life. He was also the director of the Quraishy Prangan in the last year of his life.

Awards

* Kumardi Madrasa Literature Award (1950) * M.A. Kamil Exam Gold Award (1954) *

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Memorial Award (1987) *

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Children's Literature Award (1990) *

(2017)

Death

Quraishy died on 11 October 1991 at the age of 62. He was buried in the municipality cemetery in Akua,

References

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