Akhteruzzaman Elias was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer.
11 Facts About Akhteruzzaman Elias
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Akhteruzzaman Elias "emerged as a powerful short-story writer" in 1960s, and published his first novel, Chile Kotar Sepai in 1987 and his second and last Khowabnama in 1996 shortly before his death from cancer on 4 January 1997.
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Akhteruzzaman Elias was born at his maternal uncle's home in Gotia village in Gaibandha District.
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Akhteruzzaman Elias's father, Badiuzzaman Muhammad Elias, was a member of the East Bengal Provincial Assembly and Parliamentary Secretary of the Muslim League.
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Akhteruzzaman Elias completed his Matriculation from Bogra Zilla School in 1958, Intermediate from Dhaka College in 1960, and BA and MA from the University of Dhaka in 1964.
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Akhteruzzaman Elias started his career as a lecturer at Jagannath College and worked there till 1983.
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Akhteruzzaman Elias worked subsequently as Deputy Director, Directorate of Primary Education, Vice-Principal of Music College, and Professor and Head of the Department of Bengali at Dhaka College.
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On 13 of January, 1996, Akhteruzzaman Elias was diagnosed of cancer.
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Akhteruzzaman Elias is said to not have focused on the quantity of his literary output, rather on the quality.
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Akhteruzzaman Elias is said to have tried to comprehend human life as a whole through these themes.
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Akhteruzzaman Elias has been praised on his ability to portray subtle mental tendencies.