Shahidul Zahir

Shahidul Zahir (; born as Mohammad Shaheedul Haque, 11 September 1953 – 23 March 2008) was a Bangladeshi novelist, short story writer and government bureaucrat.

He originally joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1981 and began writing at the age of twenty-one. His first published in 1985 was a short story collection.

He was best known for his novels Jibon O Rajnaitik Bastobota (1988) and Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu (2009). His books were mainly about human love, solitude, magic realism, realism, and politics.

Zahir received the Alaol Literary Award and the Kagoz Literary Award in 2004 for his contribution to literature during his lifetime.

His last novella was published posthumously in 2009. He retired in March 2008 because of acute myocardial infarction. He was a confirmed bachelor and was often questioned on this.

Literary Work
Novels 
Jibon O Rajnaitik Bastobota (1988)
Se Ratey Purnima Chilo (1995)
Mukher Dike Dekhi (2006)
Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu (2009)

Short Story Collections
Parapar (1985)
Dumur-kheko Manush O Annanya Galpo (1999)
Dolu Nadir Hawa O Annanya Galpo (2004)

Awards
+  list of awards Organizer Year Category Work Ref. Alaol Literary Puroshkar 2004 Novel   Kagoz Literary Award 2004 Fiction Dolu Nadir Hawa O Annanya Galpo (2004)  Prothom Alo Book of the Year 2009 Book of the Year Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu (2009) Posthumous

References

Category:1955 births
Category:2008 deaths
Category:Short story writers
Category:Bangladeshi writers
Category:Bangladeshi novelists
Category:Writers from Dhaka