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Haroon Habib | |
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Born | (1948-01-01)1 January 1948 Dewanganj, Jamalpur, Bangladesh |
Occupation | Writer, "journalist," columnist |
Language | Bengali, English |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Education | Master of Arts (Journalism) |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Haroon Habib (Bengali: āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻžāĻŦā§āĻŦ; born 1 January 1948) is a writer, journalist and "columnist of Bangladesh who is well known for his bold independent writings." A powerful voice in journalism, "creative writings and social activism for last three and half decades," he took part in theââcountry's Liberation War in 1971 as a student guerrilla fighter and simultaneously worked as war correspondent of the Joy Bangla weekly and Swadhin Bangla Beter Kendra radio, the two official mouthpieces of the provisional Mujibnagar government, that led the "country's independence war."
Early lifeâģ
Habib, the only son of the middle class Bengali Muslim parents, was born 1 January 1948 at Dewanganj in Jamalpur, a northern Bangladesh district. He obtained early education from local Dewangonj Co-operative High School and Aseque Mahmud College, Jamalpur, and got his master's degree in Journalism from the University of Dhaka in 1974. He did post-graduate study at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi.
Careerâģ
Habib is one of the few freedom fighters who joined journalism returning from the warfronts in early 1972 soon after the devastating war that turned the former eastern wing of Pakistan as Bangladesh. He first joined as a reporter in the Bangladesh Press International (BPI), a smaller news agency that began operation after the new country was born. And later joined Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), the premier national news agency, run by the state.
Spanning over three decades, he served the wire service in various journalistic capacities and finally led the national news agency as its editor-in-chief and managing director. Habib is also the Dhaka correspondent of India's prestigious English daily The Hindu and Frontline magazine for over two decades. He contributedââto TIME as the magazine's stringer based in Dhaka, and worked for nearly 10 years as Bangladesh correspondent of the Bengali Service of the German radio â Deutsche Welle. A popular columnist, he writes regular columns in the leading Bangladesh and regional newspapers. He now leads Journalism & Peace Foundation (JPF), an organisation he founded for making journalism peace oriented.
Literary workâģ
A well-known short story writer, novelist and essayist, Habib authored many books, some of them are highly rated. His major literary works is primarily set on the theme of nation's struggle for secular identity and the events of the War of Liberation, in which 3 million people were killed and over three hundred thousand women raped by marauding Pakistan army and their local Islamist goons. For outstanding contribution to literature, he got 'Bangla Academy Literary Award' for 2013 and the 'Katha Sahitya Kendra Award', among others.
Social activismâģ
A leading civil society proponent, Habib is closely involved in social activism, particularly in the secular 'Pro-Liberation' campaign that he feels urgently to protect Bangladesh from the clutch of fanaticism and Islamist militancy. He is one of the leading voices in Bangladesh for the trial of the 'War Criminals' who perpetrated worst crimes against unarmed civilians as cohorts of the marauding Pakistan army during the nation's Liberation War in 1971. Currently, he is leading the Sector Commanders' Forum (SCF), a national platform of 1971 war veterans, for restoration of the country's secular identity and hold trial of the War Criminals as the forum's secretary general.
Familyâģ
A permanent resident in Dhaka, Habib is married to Asma Parveen Rochi and they have two children: a daughter and a son - Tanvir Habib Shuvo. He has two sisters: Ferdowsy Kawser and G F Nurunnessa Shaheen.
Major worksâģ
Novels and short storiesâģ
Name | Description | Language |
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Sonali Eagle -O- Udbastu Shomoy : āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ | an autobiographical novel on the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 | Bengali |
Choto Golpo Samagra 1971 : āĻā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻā§āĻ° ā§§ā§¯ā§ā§§ | short story collection | Bengali |
Bidrohi âO- Apon Padabali : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻšā§ āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ | short story collection | Bengali |
Lal Shirt âO- Pitripurus : āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ | short story collection | Bengali |
Muktijuddho : Nirbachito Golpo : āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ : āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ | selected short stories of Bangladesh Liberation War 1971 | Bengali |
Sarnapakkha Eagle : āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻĒāĻā§āĻˇ āĻāĻāĻ˛ | short story collection | Bengali |
Prio Juddha Priotamo : āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻŽ | novel | Bengali |
Panch Purush : āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ | novel | Bengali |
Ganplo Saptak : āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻ | short story collection | Bengali |
Andho Lathial : āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ | short story collection | Bengali |
Antoshila : āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛āĻž | novel | Bengali |
Nirbasita Niharbanu : āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨ā§āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§ | novel | Bengali |
Essays, reviews and memoirsâģ
Name | Description | Language |
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Muktijuddho Palabodoler Itihas : āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ : āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻŦāĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸ | a collection of essays and columns | Bengali |
Muktijuddha âDateline Agartala : āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ : āĻĄā§āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĻ˛āĻž | a book on contribution of Tripura, a tiny Indian state, in Bangladesh Liberation War | Bengali |
Muktijuddho Bijoy âO- Berthota : āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ : āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¤āĻž | a collection of essays and memoirs | Bengali |
Janajuddher Upakkhan : āĻāĻ¨āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ | a memoir of Bangladesh Liberation War | Bengali |
Prottokkhodorsir Chukhe Muktijuddho : āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻˇāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ | an eye witness reports of Bangladesh Liberation War | Bengali |
Muktijuddher Nirbachito Probondho : āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ | a collection of essays on Bangladesh Liberation War | Bengali |
Juddhaporadhider Bichar âO- Prasongik Probondho : āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ | a collection of essays | Bengali |
Bangladesh Blood and Brutality ISBN 9789847390116 | a collection of Pakistani genocide and rape | English |
Bangladesh Genocide 1971 | a compilation of major reports on Pakistani genocide and rape | English |
Looking Beyond Boundaries India-Bangladesh Relations: War Crimes trial and Islamist Militancy |
a volume of essays and commentaries | English |
Plays and documentationâģ
Name | Description | Language |
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Agrajjho Dandatsob | play | Bengali |
Poster Ekattur | play | Bengali |
Ekatturer Jatree | an album of rare front line photographs of 1971 War snapped by Haroon Habib | Bengali |
Referencesâģ
- ^ Habib, Haroon (30 August 2011). "Historic opportunity to be part of new future". The Hindu.
- ^ Habib, Haroon (25 January 2012). "Lessons from the coup that failed". The Hindu.
- ^ Habib, Haroon (17 May 2012). "No alternative to bold steps". The Hindu.
- ^ Khan, Tamanna (8 January 2010). "Ekatturer Jatri: A walk through our glorious past". Star Weekend Magazine. The Daily Star.
- ^ Babul, Mostafa (1 February 2014). āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻāĻžāĻĄā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻžāĻŦā§āĻŦ [Academy Prize for literature, Bengali liberation Harun Habib]. jamalpurbarta24.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Haroon Habib gets back BSS job as special correspondent". bdnews24.com. 20 August 2007.
- ^ Habib, Haroon (25 February 2006). "Chinese fighter planes for Bangladesh". The Hindu.
- ^ "Helal Hafiz gets Bangla Academy award for poetry". banglamail24.com. 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.