Shawkat Osman

Shawkat Osman
শওকত ওসমান
Born
Sheikh Azizur Rahman

(1917-01-02)2 January 1917
Sabalsinghapur, Hooghly, Bengal Presidency
Died14 May 1998(1998-05-14) (aged 81)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
EducationMA (Bengali)
Alma materAliah University
St. Xavier's College, Calcutta
University of Calcutta
Chittagong Commerce College
ChildrenYeafesh Osman
FatherSheikh Mohammad Yehia
Awardsfull list

Sheikh Azizur Rahman (Bengali: শেখ আজিজুর রহমান; 2 January 1917 – 14 May 1998), known as Shawkat Osman (Bengali: শওকত ওসমান), was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer.[1] He won the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1962, the Ekushey Padak in 1983 and the Independence Day Award in 1997.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Osman, Shawkat". In Islam, Sirajul; Huq, Syed (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  3. ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Independence Day Award" (PDF) (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 5 February 2019.