Zulfikar Matin (born 24 July 1946) is a Bangladeshi novelist and writer. He was awarded the

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 the essay/research category in 2023. As of 2024, he has published more than 20 books.

Background and career

Matin was born on 24 July 1946 to Chowdhury Osman, a poet and an educationist, and Hamida Sultana in Ramgati village in Ullahpara,

Sirajganj Sirajganj is a city in north-western Bangladesh on the right bank of the Jamuna River, located in Rajshahi Division. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirajganj District, and with a population of 500000, it is the 14th largest city in Ba ...

in the then Bengal Province,

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in South Asia. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another ...

(now in Bangladesh). Matin studied Bengali literature at the

University of Rajshahi The University of Rajshahi (), also known as Rajshahi University (RU), is a public research university located in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is the second oldest and third largest university in Bangladesh. The university's 59 departments are or ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Matin, Zulfikar Living people 1965 births People from Sirajganj District University of Rajshahi alumni Academic staff of the University of Rajshahi Bangladeshi male writers Recipients of Bangla Academy Award