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Bangladesh has an influential English-language press, including newspapers The Daily Star, New Age, Dhaka Tribune, The Muslim Times, and The Independent, which bring out regular literary supplements. Prominent magazines include The Star, Slate, Dhaka Courier, and Forum.
The Writers listed below were either born in Bangladesh or else published much of their writing while living in that country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
PEN Bangladesh is one of the 148 centers of PEN International. [1] It is a bilingual society of Bangladesh-based writers, poets, publishers, editors, translators, journalists and academics, aimed at promoting literature and defending the freedom of expression in Bangladesh.
Kazi Anis Ahmed (Bengali:কাজী আনিস আহমেদ) is a Bangladeshi writer, publisher and businessman. [1] He is a co-founder [2] and publisher of the English-language daily newspaper Dhaka Tribune, online news portal Bangla Tribune [3] and the literary journal Bengal Lights. Ahmed is the author of three works of fiction.
Known for his translations from Bengali into English, Haq is a recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award (2013) in the category of translation. He is a former professor of English at the University of Dhaka. [3] In the liberation war of Bangladesh, he fought against Pakistani Army "as a freshly commissioned subaltern in command of a company". [3]
The University Press Limited, commonly abbreviated as UPL, is an academic publishing house based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] UPL was established in 1975 as a successor to Oxford University Press ' Dhaka branch where Mohiuddin Ahmed was chief executive.
The compiled notes were published as a book on 12 June 2012 by The University Press Limited. [ 5 ] The book was named by Rehana and prefaced by Hasina. [ 6 ] It has since been translated into fourteen languages.
A superb story-teller, Makbula has skillfully portrayed the socio-political history of Bangladesh and the endless struggle of ordinary men and women. She dedicated her writing to both children and adolescents, as well as adult fiction. Makbula received many national awards in recognition of her contribution to Bengali literature.