The pioneer behind ekushey book fair the daily star. Humayun ahmed still the biggest draw at boi mela289153. He was awarded bangla academy literary award and ekushey padak by the government of bangladesh. Kazi nazrul islam was born in a village called churulia gram, asansol subdivision which is under west bengal, india and the date of birth is 24may 1899. Some 367 novels, 637 poetry volumes, 295 short stories and 123 essay. Ekushey boi mela 2008 was held from 1 to 29 february 2008. Syed ali ahsan 26 march 1920 25 june 2002 was a bangladeshi poet, writer and university academic. The prime minister said this while distributing the ekushey padak2020, the second highest civilian award, at a ceremony organised by the cultural affairs ministry at the osmani memorial auditorium in the city. The ekushey book fair or amar ekushe grantha mela popularly known as ekushey boi mela. His parents name was faqeer ahmed and zahida khatun. In 1946, he started his career as a teacher at azizul haq college in bogra.
Haques book history of bangladeshi rock the legacy of azam khan is available at the ekushey book fair. Dec 08, 2017 humayun ahmed november 1948 19 july 2012 was a bangladeshi writer, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, song writer, scholar, and lecturer. Twentyfirst award is the second highest civilian award in bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the bengali language movement of 1952. In 2003, for the first time, ekushey padak was introduced in the beginning abdul mannan syed ekushey padak in research was given. So, download the bangla history book named muktijuddho kosh by muntassir mamoon and read bangla books to enjoy. Apr 09, 2017 professor abdullah abu sayeed is a bangladeshi writer and television presenter. The ekushey book fair or amar ekushe grantha mela bengali. Al mahmud book sonali kabin al mahmud is one of the greatest poets in the bengali literature. Ekushey padak simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. His works are held in several major collections in bangladesh, including the bangladesh national museum, the national art gallery bangladesh, the s.
Abul kalam mohammed zakaria was a bangladeshi scholar and archaeologist. Jewel aich biography famous people in history, famous. The ekushey book fair is a national book fair of bangladesh and also known as ekushey boi mela. On 21st february, 1972, chittaranjan saha, an avid lover of books and a. How rizia rahmans letters of blood shows rather than tells. Every year ekushey book fair organized in the country by bangla academy from 1st february. Muktodhara prokashoni is the very first reason for us to be able to take part in and celebrate todays ekushey boi mela. New books list of ekushey book fair 2017 ekushey boi mela 2017.
Immortal book fair of the twentyfirstof february omor ekuse grontho mela, popularly known as ekushey boi mela bengali. It is an national given to recognize the contribution of bangla language movement in 1952. A monthlong event called the ekushey book fair is held every year to commemorate the movement. Dec 19, 2019 rizia rahman was one of the most eminent authors of bangla literature. Humayun azad was bangladeshi writer, poet and scholar.
Introduction 2 history history of ekushey 2 history of ekushey book fair 3 importance of the fair 4 description of the fair structure 5 contributors 5 visitors 6 books 7 problems of the fair 8 conclusion 9 references 10 introduction. A record number of books were published on the occasion. Sep 25, 2014 lal nil bipabali ba bangla shahityer jibani is a book of humayun azad about bengali literature and history of bangla language. According to bangla academy, poetry books are dominating the fair. The sale proceeds from books sold shot up to a record of taka 200 million. Rizia rahman was one of the most eminent authors of bangla literature. The book is another popular history book series of abdul karim. In was introduced in memory of the martyrs of the language movement of 1952 bengali. Muktijuddho kosh by muntassir mamoon bangla books pdf. Professor abdullah abu sayeed is a bangladeshi writer and television presenter. He was awarded ekushey padak in 2015 by the government of bangladesh for his contribution to research. Muntassir mamoon born 1951 is a bangladeshi writer, historian, scholar, secularist, translator, and professor at university of dhaka. The ekushey padak in education and research winners are listed here.
Download vango durdoshar chakra by abdullah abu sayeed. Throughout his career, he was praised for his outspoken. He was awarded bangla academy award in 1986 and ekushey padak 2012. Ekushey padak, one of the highest civilian awards in bangladesh, is awarded annually in memory of the sacrifices of the movement. Besides, sultan book fair is being arranged every year in the district from. Ekushey padak project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The book is available at chittagong book fair as well. Songs such as abdul gaffar choudhury s amar bhaier rokte rangano, set to music by shaheed altaf mahmud, as well as plays, works of art and poetry played a considerable role in rousing the peoples emotions during. The ekushey padak is awarded to distinguished personalities. By the way, this book has 12 volumes and 8034 pages. Now it is not just a book fair, but also a culture of bangladesh. In recognition of his service, the ekushey padakmedal was bestowed upon him posthumously on february 21, 2000.
Ekushey book fair is now a popular festival in the life of bangladeshi people. He was born in 28 april 1947 in munshigonj district and died in 11 august 2004, germany. He was born in morail, brahmanbaria in the year 1936. Humayun ahmed november 1948 19 july 2012 was a bangladeshi writer, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, song writer, scholar, and lecturer. He was awarded ekushey padak 1982 and independence day award 1987 by the government of bangladesh. The third volume of the authors memoir takes the readers to a kaleidoscope of his career as acivil servant. The publishers and executives of houses that brought out his books in ekushey boi mela, said this year humayun ahmeds novels shonkhonil karagar, dewal, jyotsna and jononir golpo, badsha namdar, daruchini dwip, nirbason, omanush moddhaha, himur dosh, humayun rachanabali, badal diner ditio kadam ful. Many of archaeological excavations in bangladesh revealed evidences of the northern black polished ware culture abbreviated nbpw or nbp of the indian subcontinent c. Chittaranjan saha is recognised nationally for his initiative and has even been awarded with the ekushey padak and the vidyasagar. Seventeen eminent personalities have been named as recipients of the ekushey padak2017 in recognition of outstanding contribution in their respective fields. The award consists of 100,000 taka, an 18 carat gold medal weighing 3 tolas. The publishers and executives of houses that brought out his books in ekushey boi mela, said this year humayun ahmeds novels shonkhonil karagar, dewal, jyotsna and jononir golpo, badsha namdar, daruchini dwip, nirbason, omanush moddhaha, himur dosh, humayun rachanabali, badal diner ditio. You can distort history books, not historical fiction. Ibrahim kha or ibrahim khan often referred as principal ibrahim khan.
For this reason, dhirendranath dattas speech is regarded as one of the most important events in the history of east pakistan and bangladesh. Pm handed over ekushey padak, the second highest civilian award in bangladesh, to the awardees or their family members at a function. Among others, she received the bangla academy literary award, ekushey padak, and arannya literature award for her outstanding contributions to literature. Jahar lal saha, the present director of muktodhara prokashoni and also brotherinlaw of chittaranjan saha, said the day was so memorable as he was one of the eyewitnesses to the first attempts in 1972. He won the bangla academy award in 1981, ekushey padak in 1994, and three national film awards. The award is given to recognize contributions in a number of fields, including culture, education, and economics. In respect of that day bangladesh celebrates its culture and language in this month and arranges many events and fair like ekushey book fair, ekushey padak etc. Feb 23, 20 in recognition of his service, the ekushey padakmedal was bestowed upon him posthumously on february 21, 2000.
Muntasir mamoon born 1951 his full name is muntasir uddin khan mamun, he is a bangladeshi writer, historian, scholar, secularist, translator, and professor at university of dhaka. The book fair and the event will be devoted to the martyrs of the language. History of bangladeshi rock the legacy of azam khan available. Dhirendranath datta project gutenberg selfpublishing. For his achievement in fine arts he was awarded with the ekushey padak in 1982. Zakaria earned his bachelors in english literature from the university of dhaka. Zahir raihan was famous bengali author, story writer and also a. She also emphasized on knowing the glorious history of the language. It takes place over the entire month of february every year, and is devoted to the martyrs who died on 21 february 1952 in a demonstration calling for recognition. Aminul islam 7 november 1931 8 july 2011 was a bangladeshi artist. As a child, he suffered from severe headaches which forced him to stay away from his friends and hence, he became an introvert and slowly got interested in the art of magic. Zahir raihan was famous bengali author, story writer and also a filmmaker.
Jewel aich was born on april 10, 1950, in shomdekathi village, shorupkathi thana, barisal district, south bangladesh, as the fifth of nine children, to businessman b. Like all such landmark days of other nations, it has also been gaining in symbolic stature for its people with every passing year. Ekattorer dairy by sufia kamal download all types of books. An author of more than 50 novels, she passed away on 16 august 2019. As the recognition of his work, chittaranjan saha has received many accolades. The ministry of cultural affairs administers the award. The innovative idea and his sincere effort drew the attention of other publishers and later these attempts turned into amar ekushey book fair. As many as 2,194 books hit the amar ekushey book fair in the last 14 days till saturday. Humayun ahmed wrote more than 200 novels besides science fictions, travel and children books.
Ekushey padak 1978 unesco literary prize 196061 bangla academy award 1961 ahsan habib biography. Lal nil bipabali ba bangla shahityer jibani by humayun azad. He passed away in 2012 after a ninemonth battle against colon cancer. Lal nil bipabali ba bangla shahityer jibani is a book of humayun azad about bengali literature and history of bangla language. Memoir of a bureaucrat in pakistan and bangladesh hasnat abdul hye on. He was born on 1 june 1928 and died on 24 july 2007. The book fair is an immortal reminder of february 21, 1952. Sir, in moving this the motion that stands in my name i can assure the house that i do so not in a spirit of narrow provincialism, but, sir, in the spirit that this motion receives the fullest.
Ekushey book fair or amor ekushey grontho mela book fair of the immortal 21st, commonly known as ekushey boi mela book fair of the 21st, is the national book fair of bangladesh. Ekushey padak is the second highest civilian award in bangladesh, introduced in memory of. Like every landmark day of every other country, bangladeshs ekushey february, or the 21st of february, 1952, has its roots decades back in its history. He was awarded ekushey padak 1982 and independence day award 1987 by. On february 21, the mother tongue of bengali was born. Banglar itihash moghol amal by abdul karim part 1 is a popular bangla history book which written by abdul karim. Now the official name of the fair is amar ekushey grantha mela. Sufia kamal is bangladeshi poet, novelist, freedom fighter.
Media in category ekushey padak recipients the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Shaheed minar ekushey padak language movement day international mother language day moder gorob artistic. Humayun ahmed november 1948 19 july 2012 was a bangladeshi writer, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, song writer, scholar, and. The author achieved ekushey padak in 2005 and bangla academy award in 2011. Sunil gangopadhyay described him as the most popular writer in the bengali language for a century and according to him, ahmed was even more popular than sarat chandra chattopadhyay. He was awarded the ekushey padak and the vidyasagar puraskar in 2005, a gold medal for being the best publisher in 1997 and the natyasabha puraskar in 1988. The ekushey boi mela had initially started as merely a book fair, but it has evolved into a national festival which reflects the cultural spirit of the modern bengali nation. Ekattorer dairy by sufia kamal is about liberation war of bangladesh in 1971.
Sheikh hasina said though there is need to learn other languages, the own language mother tongue should not be forgotten. He was an unmarried rickshawpuller who was killed when the police truck used for dispersing the condolencerally on february 22, 1952 in front of the present old high court in dhaka. He is the founder and present chairman of bishwo sahitto kendro, it is a nonprofitable organization that promotes the reading habits and study of literature. He was awarded ekushey padak in 1981 and independence day award in 1988 by the government of bangladesh. He was awarded ekushey padak in 1995 by the government of. The prime minister said this while distributing the ekushey padak 2020, the second highest civilian award, at a ceremony organised by the cultural affairs ministry at the osmani memorial auditorium in the city. After a long time of liberation war, we have got full with 12 volume books that are written on the bangla liberation war in 1971. The prime minister said this while distributing the ekushey padak2020, the second highest civilian award, at a ceremony organised by the cultural affairs ministry at. His unique style captures the contemporary lives and lifestyles of bangladesh, depicting the stories, and aspirations of traditional middle class and rural families. However, publishers said the sales of poetry books are not good. She was born in june 20, 1911 and died in november 20, 1999.
List of ekushey padak winners in education and research. He was awarded ekushey padak in 1977 by the government of bangladesh. In 2012, the government of bangladesh honored him posthumously with the ekushey padak award. According to official statistics, the number of books published in connection with the book fair was 2578. Pm hands over ekushey padak to the winners the business. He was a part of bangladesh modern art movement in 1950s. Seventeen eminent personalities have been named as recipients of the ekushey padak 2017 in recognition of outstanding contribution in their respective fields. Ekushey february by zahir raihan is one of popular bengali books which is written by zahir raihan.
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