Abul Kalam Shamsuddin
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Abul Kalam Shamsuddin | |
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আবুল কালাম শামসুদ্দীন | |
Born | British India | 3 November 1897
Died | 4 March 1978 | (aged 80)
Alma mater | Dhaka College Surendranath College University of Calcutta |
Abul Kalam Shamsuddin (3 November 1897 – 4 March 1978) was a journalist, politician and littérateur. He was born at Trishal of Mymensingh.
Early life
Shamsuddin passed HSC from
Journalism
In 1922, Shamsuddin joined the daily Mohammadi as assistant editor. He also edited the weekly Moslem Jagat, The Musalman, the Daily Soltan, the weekly Mohammadi and Mashik Mohammadi. He joined the daily newspaper called The Azad in 1936. He worked as the editor of the daily from 1940 to 1962. He also was the editor of Daily Pakistan.[1]
Political career
Shamsuddin first came to politics after the
Involvement in Language Movement
Shamsuddin played an important role during the Language Movement. At that time he was the editor of the leading daily The Azad which supplied true news about the movement. On 22 February 1952 he resigned from the East Bengal Legislative Assembly to protest the police firing of the previous day. Azad also published a special evening edition on that day.[3] According to him the editorial that he wrote to criticize the police firing created massive excitement among the youths.[4]
Literatures
Shamsuddin wrote a number of books. He along with some other writer formed a domestic literature society named Raonok. Shamsuddin was the secretary of this 21 member society of Islamist writers.[5] Amongst them his autobiography Atit Jiboner Smriti is considered as his masterpiece. His other works are:
- Podojomi Ba Anabadi Jami (1938)
- Trisrota (1939)
- Kharataranga (1953)
- Drishtikon (1961)
- Natun Chin Natun Desh (1965)
- Digvijayi Taimur (1965),
- Iliad (1967),
- Palashi Theke Pakistan (1968),
- Atit Diner Smriti (1968)
Awards
Shamsuddin was awarded a number of awards in Pakistan and Bangladesh. In Pakistan he was awarded the
References
- ISBN 984-32-0576-6. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ISBN 984-401-523-5.
- ISBN 984-401-523-5.
- ^ Shamsuddin, Abul Kalam. Atit Diner Smriti. pp 331
- ^ Rahman, Saeed-ur. Purbo-Banglar Shangskritik Andolon. pp.37-38
External links
- Islam, Shahidul (2012). "Shamsuddin, Abul Kalam". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.