birth_date: 1940-12-15 00:00:00
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name: Ekhlasuddin Ahmed
about: Ekhlasuddin Ahmed (Bengali: এখলাসউদ্দীন আহমদ) was a Bangladeshi children's writer. He was born in 1940 in the 24 Parganas district of West Bengal province. He is also a journalist and has been associated with the Daily Janakantha. Among the awards he has received are the "Kabir Chowdhury Children's Literary Award" of the Bangla Academy (2004), Uro Child Literature Award (2007), Alaol Literary Award, Ekushey Award and the Shishu Academy Award. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak, one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh in 2000.Ekhlasuddin died at Square Hospital in Dhaka at 4:30am on 24 December 2014 at age 74. Ekhlasuddin Ahmed (Bengali: এখলাসউদ্দীন আহমদ) was a Bangladeshi children's writer. He was born in 1940 in the 24 Parganas district of West Bengal province. He is also a journalist and has been associated with the Daily Janakantha. Among the awards he has received are the "Kabir Chowdhury Children's Literary Award" of the Bangla Academy (2004), Uro Child Literature Award (2007), Alaol Literary Award, Ekushey Award and the Shishu Academy Award. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak, one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh in 2000.Ekhlasuddin died at Square Hospital in Dhaka at 4:30am on 24 December 2014 at age 74. ...more
death_date: 2014-12-24 00:00:00