Akhteruzzaman Elias
February 16, 1943 –January 4, 1997
Writer
Lived 53 years
- Born in
- Gaibandha District
- Passed away in
- Dhaka
Akhteruzzaman Elias (Bengali: আখতারুজ্জামান ইলিয়াস, pronounced [akʰt̪aɾud͡ʒːaman ili̯as] ; 12 February 1943 – 4 January 1997) was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer. He has been regarded as one of the most prominent writers of Bangladesh. During his lifetime, he published two novels (Chilekothar Sepoy and Khwabnama) and several short stories. He died from cancer in 1997. Elias won many awards during his lifetime and posthumously.
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