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Mia, Bande Ali (1906-1979) poet, novelist, playwright
and writer of children's
literature, was born in the village of Radhanagar in pabna
district on 15 December 1906.
He passed the Entrance examination (1923) from Majumder Academy
in Pabna and studied painting (1927) at the Indian Art Academy
in Kolkata. For some time he worked as a journalist in the magazine
Islam Darshan, and then taught at a Calcutta Corporation
school (1930-1950). He subsequently moved to East Pakistan, where
he worked at the dhaka
and rajshahi
radio stations.
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Bande Ali Mia |
Bande Ali Mia wrote in a variety of genres such as poetry,
novel, play, biography and children's literature. His noteworthy books
include poetry anthologies, Mainamatir Char (1930), Anurag
(1932), Padmanadir Char (1953), Madhumatir Char (1953),
and Dharitri (1975); novels, Basanta Jagrata Dvare (1931),
Shes Lagna (1941), Aranya Godhuli (1949), and Nidbhrasta
(1958); an anthology of short stories, Taser Ghar (1954); a play,
Masnad (1931); juvenile literature, Chor Jamai (1927), Meghkumari
(1932), Bagher Ghare Ghoger Basa (1932), Sonar Harin (1939),
Shiyal Panditer Pathshala (1956), Kunchbaran Kanya (1961),
and Sat Rajyer Galpa (1977); and biographies, Kamal Ataturk
(1937), Sharat Chandra and Chhotoder Nazrul (1958).
Bande Ali Mia also worked as a graphic artist and designer.
For his contribution to children's literature he was awarded the Bangla
Academy Prize (1962), President's Award (1965) and Uttara Sahitya Majlis
Padak (1977). He died in Rajshahi on 17 June 1979. [Mahbubul Haque]
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