Anjir Liton

Anjir Liton (born 17 June 1965) is a Bangladeshi poet and children's writer.[1] He is the Director General of Bangladesh Children's Academy.[2] He won Bangla Academy Literary Award for His Children's Writing in 2020 for his contribution to children's literature.[3] He is the editor in chief of Chorabarshiki, The largest collection of Rhymes of Bengali literature.[4]

Anjir Liton
Native name
আনজীর লিটন
Born17 June 1965
Occupation
  • Rhymester
  • Children's Writer
LanguageBengali Language
NationalityBangladeshi
GenreChildren's Literature
Notable works
Notable awardsBangla Academy Literary Award

Birth and education

Liton was born on 17 June 1965 in Mymensingh district of Bangladesh. He spent his childhood and adolescence there. His first writing was published in Dainik Jahan. He completed his graduation in Political Science from Rajshahi University.

Working life

In 1992, Liton's first book Khara Duto Shing (খাড়া দুটো শিং) was published. Besides writing children's literature, he has planned and written various programs for television and radio. In 2016, he was appointed as the Director of Bangladesh Shishu Academy for one year on contractual basis. He succeeded Musharraf Hossain in this position.[5]

Awards

  • Agrani Bank Children's Literature Award
  • M Nurul Quader Children's Literature Award
  • Kusum'r Sera Best Literary Award
  • Futte Dew Ful Award
  • Professor Mohammad Khaled Children's Literature Award
  • Bangla Academy Literature Award for Children's Literature (2020)

References

  1. আলোকিত শিশুসাহিত্যিক. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  2. শিশু একাডেমির নতুন মহাপরিচালক আনজীর লিটন. Channel i (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  3. বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার পেলেন ১০ জন. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 2021-03-05. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2022-12-29.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. শিশু একাডেমিতে ছড়াবার্ষিকী প্রকাশনা উৎসব. RTV (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  5. "Shishu Academy new director general Anjir Liton". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 2023-01-11.


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