Quazi Johirul Islam

Quazi Johirul Islam
কাজী জহিরুল ইসলাম
Born Quazi Johirul Islam
(1968-02-10) 10 February 1968
Khagatua Village, Brahmanbaria District
Occupation Poet, Columnist
Nationality Bangladeshi
Ethnicity Bengali
Genre Poet, novelist, short-story writer
Subject Literature
Notable works Purush Prhithibi (পুরুষ পৃথিবী)
Bihongoprobon (বিহঙ্গপ্রবণ)
Kakaoyer Deshe (কাকাওয়ের দেশে)
Akasher Street-e Hante Digital Narod (আকাশের স্ট্রিটে হাঁটে ডিজিটাল নারদ)
Notable awards Kabi Jasim Uddin Award (1998)
D. Dinesh Chandra Sen Award (2006)
Children 1 son, 2 daughters

Quazi Johirul Islam (Bengali: কাজী জহিরুল ইসলাম) is a Bangladeshi travelogue writer and poet. He has published 26 books, including a collection of poems that has been translated into English and published in Yugoslavia, namely “After a Long Way” . Other notable books include: Kosovor Pothe Prantore (Bengali: কসোভোর পথে-প্রান্তরে, Here and there in Kosovo), Kakaoyer Deshe (In the country of Kakao), Jana-ojana Africa (Known and unknown Africa), Sristipuran O Onyanya Lokokotha (Creation myth and other folktales), Bihongoprobon (Bird-prone), Panchtola Barir Shidipoth (The staircase of a five storied building), Purush Prithivi (Masculine world). In 2015 Bangla Academy Bookfair (Bengali: একুশের বই মেলা) his collection of poems (Bengali: কবিতাসমগ্র) has been published by Bangla Prokash (Bengali: বাংলা প্রকাশ), the cover was designed by Dhrubo Esh.

Islam writes a Sunday column for Daily Amar Desh called "Aloi Bhubon Bhora". He was one of the people who introduced the idea of having national ID cards for all Bangladeshi people through the 21 January 2007 entry of his column "Doorer Janala" in Daily Naya Diganta. Islam described his experience how he was doing the similar job in Kosovo, while he was working under United Nations in 2000.

Islam is popular in Bangladesh, West Bengal, and areas around the globe where there are Bengali speaking people.

Life

Quazi Johirul Islam with Al Mahmud, Nirmolendu Goon an Shomudro Gupto

Quazi Johirul Islam was born on 10 February 1968 in Khagatua, a village in the upazila of Nabinagar under the Brahmanbaria district of Bangladesh. He grew up during the Bangladesh Liberation War, and his literary works reflect the growing of the new nation and a newly born middle class society in Dhaka city. His first work of fiction, 71 And, was written based his memories of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He lost his only paternal uncle Mr. Suruj Quazi in 1971. He studied in many different schools, including Govt Titumir College. He received a master's degree in Management from the University of Dhaka in 1992 after a break of study of two years. His father was an unsuccessful businessman; as a result, Islam was supposed to take over the financial responsibility of the family.

Islam is also an International UN Professional. Has worked for over 20 years with many different NGOs, UN Agencies and UN peacekeeping operations.

He married on 29 March 1996, while his wife was studying journalism at the University of Dhaka at the master’s level. Their first child, a son, was born after a year of their marriage on 28 April 1997. Seven years later, on 18 January 2004, their daughter, was born.

In his autobiography Bihongoprobon, Islam states that he wanted to be a prophet in his childhood but changed his mind after his house-tutor told him there is no way to be a prophet. He then decided to become a poet, which he considers to be close to a prophet.

List of publications

Poems

Fiction

Travel stories

Autobiographical fiction

Myths and folklore

Short stories

Awards

References

  1. Book: Kabir Srijon-Bedona written by Al Mahmud
  2. Article: Quazi Johirul Islam, Biswabichoronshil Kabimanush, written by Al Mahmud, published by Mukto-Mona and Natun Desh.
  3. Tarunner Proti Pakkhapat, written by Al Mahmud published in daily Janakantha on 10 February 2004.
  4. Interview of Quazi Johirul Islam with Gargi Bhattacharjea, India, 2009
  5. Interview of Quazi Johirul Islam with Kabir Hossain, Bangladesh, 2007
  6. Interview of Quazi Johirul Islam with Hasan Mahmud, Bangladesh, 2007
  7. Interview of Quazi Johirul Islam in Koha Ditore, Kosovo,2002
  8. Interview of Quazi Johirul Islam in Daily New Nation, 2004
  9. Quazir Kagaj, a little magazine
  10. Quazi Johirul Islam’s Poems published in Kaurab
  11. Quazi Johirul Islam’s Travelogue published in Anandabazar
  12. Quazi Johirul Islam's Column Aloi Bubon Bhora in Daily Amar Desh
  13. Quazi Johirul Islam's column Doorer Janala in Daily Naya Diganta
  14. Quazi Johirul Islam’s articles in Daily Jugantor
  15. Quazi Johirul Islam’s Articles in Daily Prothom Alo
  16. Interview of Quazi johirul Islam with Saif Barkatullah, published in February 2011.
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