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| birth_date = 1934 |
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| birth_place = [[Ulania]], Barishal, [[Bangladesh]] |
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| other_names = Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury |
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| known_for = [[Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano]] |
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| occupation = Journalism |
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| nationality = Bangladeshi |
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| parents = Hazi Wahed Reza Choudhury (father) |
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'''Abdul Gaffar Choudhury''' |
'''Abdul Gaffar Choudhury''' (Son of: Late Hazi Wahed Reza Choudhury) (born 1934), is a [[Bangladesh]]i famous author and columnist, perhaps best known for his lyric ''[[Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano]]'' -- which has become the main song commemorating the [[Language Movement]], the touchy music having been composed by Shaheed [[Altaf Mahmud]]. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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He left Bangladesh in 1974 and settled in [[London]] from where he regulalrly writes columns in [[Bengali people|Bengali]] newspapers of Bangladeshi. |
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He is producing the film "[[The Poet of Politics (film)|The Poet of Politics]]" about [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], directed by [[Shyam Benegal]] and will feature [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as the Sheikh Mujib. The Poet and Journalist Rabbani Choudhury wrote a book about `Abdul Gaffar Choudhury : Bastobotar Nirikhey (Utso Proksion, Dhaka, 2004). |
He is producing the film "[[The Poet of Politics (film)|The Poet of Politics]]" about [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], directed by [[Shyam Benegal]] and will feature [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as the Sheikh Mujib. The Poet and Journalist Rabbani Choudhury wrote a book about `Abdul Gaffar Choudhury : Bastobotar Nirikhey (Utso Proksion, Dhaka, 2004). |
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| Born | 1934 (age 89–90) Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano |
| Parent | Hazi Wahed Reza Choudhury (father) |
Abdul Gaffar Choudhury (Son of: Late Hazi Wahed Reza Choudhury) (born 1934), is a
Life
He left Bangladesh in 1974 and settled in
He is producing the film "The Poet of Politics" about Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, directed by Shyam Benegal and will feature Amitabh Bachchan as the Sheikh Mujib. The Poet and Journalist Rabbani Choudhury wrote a book about `Abdul Gaffar Choudhury : Bastobotar Nirikhey (Utso Proksion, Dhaka, 2004).
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Political Views
Gaffar is a well known writer/columnist who holds secularist political views and he is a strong supporter of the ideology of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He has sometimes been criticized for pro-Awami League writings. [citation needed] Though the fact is if any one holds the secularist view and in favor of the liberation of Bangladesh, subsequently he is alleged as an Awami League supporter.
He is considered a living legend in Bangladesh. He is one of a very few living Bangladeshi writers with any strong political philosophy.
Books
- Dan Pithe Shawkat (Sawkat, the daring kid), 1958
- Chandrodwiper Upakhyan (The Tale of Chandradwip, 1960)
- Nam Na Jana Bhore (The Nameless Dawn, 1962)
- Nil Jamuna (The Blue Jamuna, 1964)
- Shesh Rajanir Chand (The Late Night Moon, 1967).
Awards
- Bangla Academy Award(1967)
- Ekushey Padak
- UNESCO Award
- Bangabandhu Award.
- Sadhinota Padak (2009)
- Manik Mia Padak (The Daily Ittefaq, 2009)
See also
External links
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