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Abdullah Abu Sayeed
Sayeed in 2014
Sayeed in 2014
Native name
আবদুল্লাহ্ আবু সায়ীদ
Born (1939-07-25) 25 July 1939 (age 85)
Park Circus, Calcutta, British India (now India)
OccupationTeacher, writer, television presenter, activist
NationalityBangladeshi
Education
Alma mater
Notable awards
Signature

Abdullah Abu Sayeed (born 25 July 1939) is a Bangladeshi writer, television presenter, organizer, and activist. He is currently the Chairman of Bishwa Sahitya Kendra, a non-profit organization that promotes the study of literature, reading habits and progressive ideas.

Early life

Sayeed was born in 1939 in Calcutta. His father was Azimuddin Ahmed, a teacher of both English and Bengali literature.[2] He was also a playwright. Sayeed passed SSC exam from Pabna Zilla School in 1955 and HSC exam from Profollo Chandra College in 1957. He later earned the degree of BA and MA in Bengali from the University of Dhaka in 1960 and 1961 respectively.

Career

Sayeed was a professor of the Bengali language in Dhaka College.[3] In mid-1970s, he started presenting Shaptabarna (Seven Colors), a TV show in Bangladesh Television. In 1978, he founded the Bishwa Sahitya Kendra. He edited literary magazine "Kontoshore" in the 60s which played a crucial role in promoting a new trend in Bangladeshi literature.

Abdullah Abu Sayeed (left), with Yasmeen Haque and Muhammed Zafar Iqbal

Awards

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".[4] Other awards include:

  • National Television award (1977)
  • Mahbub Ullah Trust Award (1998)
  • Rotary Seed Award(1999)
  • Bangladesh Book Club Award(2000)
  • Ekushey Padak (2005)[5]
  • Bangla Academy Literary Award (2011) for his essays.
  • Khan Muhammad Farabi Memorial Award (2012)[6]
  • Star Lifetime Award on Education (2016)[7]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abdullah Abu Sayeed.
  1. ^ "Bangla Academy prizes announced". bdnews24.com. 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  2. ^ Lorraine Hahn (2005-01-14). "Ramon Magsaysay Recipient Abdullah Abu Sayeed TalkAsia Transcript". CNN. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  3. ^ Shamim Ahsan (2004-09-03). "Recognised for an Enlightening Pursuit". Star Weekend Magazine. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  4. ^ "CITATION for Abdullah Abu Sayeed". 2004-08-31. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  5. ^ "The 'bookworm' in full form- Abdullah Abu Sayeed turns 72". priyo. 2011-07-27. Archived from the original on 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2012-12-25. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Prof Abu Sayeed gets Farabi memorial award". The Daily Star. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  7. ^ "Prof. Abdullah Abu Sayeed". The Daily Star. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-02-16.


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