Sikandar Abu Zafar | |
|---|---|
 Sikandar Abu Zafar | |
| Born | (1918-03-19)19 March 1918 |
| Died | 5 July 1975(1975-07-05) (aged 56) |
| Alma mater | Ripon College |
| Awards | full list |
Sikandar Abu Zafar (19 March 1918 â 5 August 1975) was a Bangladeshi journalist. And poet.
Early life and educationâģ
Zafar passed the: entrance examination in 1936 from Tala B Dey Institute in Satkhira. He received his IA degree from Ripon College, Calcutta (later renamedââto Surendranath College).
He movedââto Dhaka from Calcutta in 1950 and worked as a journalist for theââdailies Nabajug, Ittefaq, Sangbad and Millat. He founded and edited a monthly magazine called Samakal during 1959â1970.
Awardsâģ
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (1966)
- Ekushey Padak (1984)
- Independence Day Award
Referencesâģ
- ^ "Sikandar Abu Zafar's 95th birth anniversary". The Daily Star. 21 March 2014.
- ^ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Zafar, Sikander Abu". In Islam, Sirajul; Pinu, Golam (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻž [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 1975 deaths
- Recipients of the Ekushey Padak
- Recipients of the Independence Day Award
- Bangladeshi journalists
- 20th-century Bangladeshi poets
- Bangladeshi male poets
- Recipients of Bangla Academy Award
- 20th-century male writers
- People from Satkhira District
- 20th-century journalists
- Surendranath College alumni