Ekhlasuddin Ahmed

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Ekhlasuddin Ahmed
Born(1940-12-15)15 December 1940
24 Parganas, West Bengal, British India
Died24 December 2014(2014-12-24) (aged 74)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
AwardsEkushey Padak

Ekhlasuddin Ahmed (15 December 1940 – 24 December 2014) was a Bangladeshi children's writer.[1] He was awarded the Ekushey Padak, one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, in 2000.[2]

Early life and career[edit]

Ahmed was born in 1940 in the 24 Parganas district of West Bengal province.[3] He is also a journalist and has been associated with the Daily Janakantha. Among the awards he has received are the "Kabir Chowdhury Children's Literary Award" of the Bangla Academy (2004),[4][5] Uro Child Literature Award (2007),[6] Alaol Literary Award and the Shishu Academy Award.

Ahmed died at Square Hospital in Dhaka on 24 December 2014.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Artist Kamrul Hasan's notebooks go to daughter". bdnews24. 12 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Take fresh vow to establish dignity of mother tongue: Ekushey Padak- 2000 distributed". The Independent. Dhaka. 21 February 2001. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2010 – via HighBeam Research.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Writer Ekhlasuddin passes away". Prothom Alo. 24 December 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bangla Academy introduces two awards". The Independent. Dhaka. 17 September 2002. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2010 – via HighBeam Research.
  5. ↑ "Children's literary award for Ekhlasuddin". New Age Metro. 5 April 2005. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "5 litterateurs get 'Uro Child Literature Award' 2007". The Daily Star. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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