As an essayist, fiction writer and poet, he has received many accolades, as well as great acclaim as an editor. Also, through this award, I feel like I’ve become a part of the great tradition of both established and young writers in the country. One of them, Amar Dhaka, is written by Shamsur Rahman, our biggest modern poet. The other book, Amar Kolkata, is written by Belal Chowdhury, another legend in our poetry. I compiled and edited Belal Chowdhury’s Amar Kolkata around the same time.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 12, 2019 13:30 UTC