Abu Jafar Shamsuddin


Abu Jafar Shamsuddin was a Bangladeshi writer. He was the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1968 and Ekushey Padak in 1983.

Early life and education

Shamsuddin was born on 12 March 1911 in Dakshinbagh, Gazipur District, East Bengal, British India. He started his education in a village school, and in 1924 he completed his junior madrasah examination. In 1929, he completed his high madrasah examination. He joined Dhaka College but did not graduate.

Career

Shamsuddin joined the Daily Soltan as a sub-editor. He joined the political party of M. N. Roy, Radical Democratic Party. He went on to work as The Azad, The Daily Ittefaq, Purbadesh and The Daily Sangbad. He wrote Baihasiker Parshvachinta, a weekly column. In 1957, he joined the National Awami Party. He used the pseudonym Alpadarshi. He served as an assistant translator of the Bangla Academy from 1961 to 1972.

Works

Novels