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'''Abdul Gaffar Choudhury''' ({{lang-bn|আবদুল গাফফার চৌধুরী}}; born 12 December 1934) is an expatriate [[Bangladesh]]i writer and newspaper columnist.<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/Amitabh-Bachchan-to-play-Bangladesh-founder/Article1-308615.aspx|title=Amitabh Bachchan to play Bangladesh founder|work= |location=India|publisher=''[[Hindustan Times]]''|date=3 May 2008|accessdate=19 December 2012}}</ref> He wrote the lyric ''[[Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano]]'' which is the widely celebrated song commemorating the [[Language Movement]].
'''Abdul Gaffar Choudhury''' ({{lang-bn|আবদুল গাফফার চৌধুরী}}; born 12 December 1934) is an expatriate [[Bangladesh]]i writer and newspaper columnist. He is perhaps best known for writing the lyrics to ''[[Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano]]'' which is the widely celebrated song commemorating the [[Bengali Language Movement]].<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/Amitabh-Bachchan-to-play-Bangladesh-founder/Article1-308615.aspx|title=Amitabh Bachchan to play Bangladesh founder|work= |location=India|publisher=''[[Hindustan Times]]''|date=3 May 2008|accessdate=19 December 2012}}</ref>

==Early life==
Choudhury was born [[Ulania]], [[Mehendiganj Upazila|Mehendiganj]], [[Barisal Division]], [[East Bengal]] (now [[Bangladesh]]), [[British India]], he graduated from [[Dhaka University]] in 1959 and came to England on 5 October 1974.<ref name="bbwhoswho10">{{cite book |last1=Karim|first1=Mohammed Abdul|last2=Karim|first2=Shahadoth|title=British Bangladeshi Who's Who|url=http://www.bbwhoswho.co.uk/images/who%27%20who%20website%202010.pdf|date=October 2010|publisher=British Bangla Media Group|page=36|isbn= |accessdate=4 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="bbwhoswho11">{{cite book |last1=Karim|first1=Mohammed Abdul|last2=Karim|first2=Shahadoth|title=British Bangladeshi Who's Who|url=http://www.bbwhoswho.co.uk/images/who_%20who_2011.pdf|date=October 2011|publisher=British Bangla Media Group|page=36|isbn= |accessdate=4 May 2015}}</ref>

Choudhury's father, Hazi Wahed Reza Choudhury, was a landlord and freedom fighter of British India. He was the president of [[Barisal District]] Congress and a member of the All India Congress Working Committee. His father was imprisoned in 1942 August Movement. He served as secretary of Motilal Neheru. Zohra Khatun was Choudhury's mother.<ref name="bbwhoswho10"/><ref name="bbwhoswho11"/>


==Career==
==Career==
Before coming to the UK, Choudhury worked as a journalist in different national newspapers in Dhaka. During the 1971 [[Bangladeshi Liberation War]], he worked for ''Joy Bangla'', ''Jugantar'' and ''Anandabazar Patrika''.<ref name="bbwhoswho10"/><ref name="bbwhoswho11"/>
In 1974, Choudhury left [[Bangladesh]] and settled in [[London]], [[England]] from where he regularly writes columns in [[List of newspapers in Bangladesh|Bengali newspapers of Bangladesh]].{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}

He is perhaps best known for writing the lyrics to ''[[Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano]]'' which recognised as the most influential song of [[Bengali Language Movement]], the music was composed by [[Altaf Mahmud]]. It is regarded by the listeners
of BBC Bengali Service as the third best song in Bengali.<ref name="bbwhoswho10"/><ref name="bbwhoswho11"/>

In the UK, Choudhury founded the newspaper ''Notun Din''. He has written 35 five books. He lives in London from where he regularly writes columns in national Bangladeshi dailies, in Bengali newspapers of Bangladeshi community and in a daily paper in Kolkata.<ref name="bbwhoswho10"/><ref name="bbwhoswho11"/>

He is producing the film ''The Poet of Politics'' on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He has previously produced a film on the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman called ''Polashi theke Dhanmond''.<ref name="bbwhoswho10"/><ref name="bbwhoswho11"/>

==Awards==
Choudhury has received numerous awards including [[Bangla Academy Award]] in 1967, [[Ekushey Padak]], [[UNESCO]] literary Award, Bangabandhu Award, Sadhinota Padak in 2009. In the same year, ''[[the Daily Ittefaq]]'' honoured him with Manik Miah Padak.<ref name="bbwhoswho10"/><ref name="bbwhoswho11"/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
On 18 December 2012, Choudhury's wife Selima Choudhury died in London. They had one son and four daughters.<ref name="bdnews24">{{cite news |last=Nahar Pasha|first=Syed|url=http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?cid=2&id=238424&hb=2|title=Abdul Gaffar's wife Selima dies|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[Bdnews24.com]]''|date=19 December 2012|accessdate=19 December 2012}}</ref>
Choudhury came to England for the treatment of his wife and could not return to Bangladesh for 22 years after the assassination of [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref name="bbwhoswho10"/><ref name="bbwhoswho11"/> On 18 December 2012, Choudhury's wife Selima Choudhury died in London. They had one son and four daughters.<ref name="bdnews24">{{cite news |last=Nahar Pasha|first=Syed|url=http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?cid=2&id=238424&hb=2|title=Abdul Gaffar's wife Selima dies|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[Bdnews24.com]]''|date=19 December 2012|accessdate=19 December 2012}}</ref> Their son, Anupam, works for ''[[Reuters]]'', and their four daughters are Tanima, Chinmoyee, Binita and Indira.<ref name="bbwhoswho10"/><ref name="bbwhoswho11"/>


==Works==
==Works==
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*''Nam Na Jana Bhore'' (''The Nameless Dawn'', 1962)
*''Nam Na Jana Bhore'' (''The Nameless Dawn'', 1962)
*''Nil Jamuna'' (''The Blue Jamuna'', 1964)
*''Nil Jamuna'' (''The Blue Jamuna'', 1964)
*Shesh Rajanir Chand'' (''The Late Night Moon'', 1967).
*''Shesh Rajanir Chand'' (''The Late Night Moon'', 1967).


==Awards==
==Awards==
*[[Bangla Academy Award]] (1967)
*[[Bangla Academy Award]] (1967)
*[[Ekushey Padak]]
*[[Ekushey Padak]]
*UNESCO Award
*[[UNESCO]] Award
*Bangabandhu Award
*Bangabandhu Award
*Shanghati Lifetime Achievement Award (2008)
*Shanghati Lifetime Achievement Award (2008)
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*Manik Mia Padak (2009)
*Manik Mia Padak (2009)
*Shanghati Reception at Dhaka (2009)
*Shanghati Reception at Dhaka (2009)

==See also==
*[[British Bangladeshi]]
*[[List of British Bangladeshis]]


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 23:15, 4 May 2015

Abdul Gaffar Choudhury
আবদুল গাফফার চৌধুরী
Born (1934-12-12) 12 December 1934 (age 89)
British India
NationalityBangladeshi
CitizenshipBritish
Alma materDhaka College
University of Dhaka
Occupation(s)Writer, columnist
Spouse
Selima Afroz Choudhury
​
​
(m. 1956; died 2012)​
Children5
Parent(s)Hazi Wahed Reza Choudhury (father)
Zohra Khatun (mother)
Awards
  • Independence Day Award

Abdul Gaffar Choudhury (

Bengali Language Movement.[1]

Early life

Choudhury was born

Dhaka University in 1959 and came to England on 5 October 1974.[2][3]

Choudhury's father, Hazi Wahed Reza Choudhury, was a landlord and freedom fighter of British India. He was the president of Barisal District Congress and a member of the All India Congress Working Committee. His father was imprisoned in 1942 August Movement. He served as secretary of Motilal Neheru. Zohra Khatun was Choudhury's mother.[2][3]

Career

Before coming to the UK, Choudhury worked as a journalist in different national newspapers in Dhaka. During the 1971

Bangladeshi Liberation War, he worked for Joy Bangla, Jugantar and Anandabazar Patrika.[2][3]

He is perhaps best known for writing the lyrics to

Bengali Language Movement, the music was composed by Altaf Mahmud
. It is regarded by the listeners of BBC Bengali Service as the third best song in Bengali.[2][3]

In the UK, Choudhury founded the newspaper Notun Din. He has written 35 five books. He lives in London from where he regularly writes columns in national Bangladeshi dailies, in Bengali newspapers of Bangladeshi community and in a daily paper in Kolkata.[2][3]

He is producing the film The Poet of Politics on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He has previously produced a film on the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman called Polashi theke Dhanmond.[2][3]

Awards

Choudhury has received numerous awards including

Bangla Academy Award in 1967, Ekushey Padak, UNESCO literary Award, Bangabandhu Award, Sadhinota Padak in 2009. In the same year, the Daily Ittefaq honoured him with Manik Miah Padak.[2][3]

Personal life

Choudhury came to England for the treatment of his wife and could not return to Bangladesh for 22 years after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[2][3] On 18 December 2012, Choudhury's wife Selima Choudhury died in London. They had one son and four daughters.[4] Their son, Anupam, works for Reuters, and their four daughters are Tanima, Chinmoyee, Binita and Indira.[2][3]

Works

  • 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
  • Shanghati Lifetime Achievement Award (2008)
  • Independence Day Award
    (2009)
  • Manik Mia Padak (2009)
  • Shanghati Reception at Dhaka (2009)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Amitabh Bachchan to play Bangladesh founder". India: Hindustan Times. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Karim, Mohammed Abdul; Karim, Shahadoth (October 2010). British Bangladeshi Who's Who (PDF). British Bangla Media Group. p. 36. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Karim, Mohammed Abdul; Karim, Shahadoth (October 2011). British Bangladeshi Who's Who (PDF). British Bangla Media Group. p. 36. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  4. ^ Nahar Pasha, Syed (19 December 2012). "Abdul Gaffar's wife Selima dies". Bangladesh: Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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