| Sikandar Abu Zafar | |
|---|---|
| সিকান্দার আবু জাফর | |
 Zafar | |
| Born | (1918-03-19)19 March 1918 Satkhira, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 5 July 1975(1975-07-05) (aged 56) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | Ripon College |
Sikandar Abu Zafar (19 March 1918 – 5 August 1975) was a Bangladeshi journalist and poet. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1966, Ekushey Padak in 1984 and Independence Day Award in 1999 by the government of Bangladesh.
Early life and education
Zafar passed the entrance examination in 1936 from Tala B Dey Institute in Satkhira. He received his IA degree from Ripon College, Calcutta (later renamed to Surendranath College).
Zafar moved to Dhaka from Calcutta in 1950 and worked as a journalist for the dailies Nabajug, Ittefaq, Sangbad and Millat. He founded and edited a monthly magazine called Samakal during 1959–1970.
References
- ^ "Sikandar Abu Zafar's 95th birth anniversary". The Daily Star]. 21 March 2014.
- পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Zafar, Sikander Abu". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
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