Bulbul Chowdhury (writer)

Bulbul Chowdhury
Born	(1947-08-14)14 August 1947 Dakshinbagh, Gazipur District, British Raj
Died	28 August 2021(2021-08-28) (aged 74)
Awards	Ekushey Padak (2021)

Bulbul Chowdhury (14 August 1947^[1] – 28 August 2021)^[2] was a Bangladeshi novelist and writer. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2021 in recognition of his contribution to the language and literature of Bangladesh.^[3][4]

Early life

Chowdhury was born on 16 August 1948 in the village of Dakshinbagh, Gazipur District, East Bengal, British Raj.^[4] Besides writing, he was also involved in journalism and worked with several newspapers.^[5]

Literary works

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• Aparup Beel Jheel Nadi
• Kahakamini
• Tiyaser Lekhan
• Achine Anchari
• Maram Bakhani
• Ei Ghore Lakshi Thake
• Itu Boudir Ghor
• Dakhina Bao
• Gaogeramer Galpagatha
• Prachin Gitikar Golpo
• Jiboner Ankibnuki ( Autobiography)
• Atoler Kathakatha ( Autobiography)

Awards

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• Ekushey Padak
• Bangla Academy Literary Award
• Humayun Qadir Smriti Purashkar
• Jasimuddin Smriti Puraskar

References

1. Islam, Manu (2001). "Who's who in Bangladesh 2000".
2. Short story writer Bulbul Chy dies, Jago News twenty four dot com, 28 August 2021
3. "21 eminent personalities named for Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
4. "কথাশিল্পী বুলবুল চৌধুরীর জন্মদিন আজ". jagonews24.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
5. Award-winning fiction writer Bulbul Chowdhury dies of cancer at 73, bdnews twenty four dot com, 28 August 2021
6. Award-winning fiction writer Bulbul Chowdhury dies of cancer at 73, bdnews twenty four dot com, 28 August 2021
7. Fiction writer Bulbul Chowdhury dies, New Age, 28 August 2021