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Abdullah Abu Sayeed

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Abdullah Abu Sayeed is a writer, organizer and activist from Bangladesh.

In 1975, he founded the Bish-wo Sha-hitto Kendro or World Literature Centre. It remains one of the most important cultural institutions in the nation.

Sayeed was given the 97th Ramon Magsaysay Award in Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts for "... cultivating in the youth of Bangladesh a love for literature and its humanizing values through exposure to the great books of Bengal and the world."

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