Sikandar Abu Zafar
Sikandar Abu Zafar | |
|---|---|
 Sikandar Abu Zafar | |
| Born | 19 March 1918 |
| Died | 5 July 1975 (aged 56) |
| Alma mater | Ripon College |
| Awards | full list |
Sikandar Abu Zafar (19 March 1918 – 5 August 1975) was a Bangladeshi journalist and poet.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Zafar passed the entrance examination in 1936 from Tala B Dey Institute in Satkhira. He received his IA degree from Ripon College, Calcutta (later renamed to Surendranath College).[1] [2]
He moved to Dhaka from Calcutta in 1950 and worked as a journalist for the dailies Nabajug, Ittefaq, Sangbad and Millat. He founded and edited a monthly magazine called Samakal during 1959–1970.[1]
Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা [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