Seven writers get Bangla Academy awards
Seven writers have been declared as recipients for Bangla Academy Sahitya Purashkar-2016, one of the prestigious literary awards in the country, ahead of the Amar Ekushey Book Fair to be held on February 1.
Bangla Academy Director General Shamsuzzaman Khan unveiled the names under eight categories out of ten at a press briefing yesterday at the academy's auditorium.
Abu Hasan Shahriar was named as the winner in poetry and Shahaduzzaman in fiction, said a press release.
The other winners are Morshed Shafiul Hasan (essay and research), Niaz Zaman (translation), MA Hasan (literature on Liberation War), Nurjahan Bose (memoir) and Rashed Rouf (Children's literature).
The academy did not declare any name for drama and science fiction due to a lack of significant works under these genres, said the release.
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