Shawkat Osman


Sheikh Azizur Rahman was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer. He won Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1962, Ekushey Padak in 1983 and Independence Day Award in 1997.

Early life and education

Osman was born in Sabalsinghapur, Hughli, West Bengal. His father was Sheikh Mohammad Yehia. Osman was educated at the Aliah University, and at the St. Xavier's College, Calcutta from where he graduated in 1938. He then earned his master's in Bengali literature from the University of Calcutta in 1941.

Career

Osman migrated to East Pakistan after the partition of India in 1947. He started teaching at Chittagong Commerce College. He then served as a faculty member at Dhaka College during 1959–1972.

Literature

Osman's first prominent novel was Janani, a portrait of the disintegration of a family because of the rural and urban division. In Kritadasher Hashi, Osman explored the darkness of contemporary politics and reality of dictatorship.

Family

Osman's son Yafes Osman is the incumbent Science and Technology minister of Bangladesh.

Awards

;Novels
;Short stories
;Dramas
;Memoires
;Children literature
;Translation
;Editation

Non-fiction