Who win Bangla Academy Literary Award 2021

Fifteen individuals have been named as recipients of the Bangla Academy Literary Award 2021.

The academy announced the names in a press release on Sunday (January 23).

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the awards at the opening programme of Ekushey Book Fair next month.

The awardees are: Asad Mannan, Bimal Guha (Poetry); Jharna Rahman, Bishwajit Chowdhury (Literature); Hosenuddin Hossain (Essay/Research); Aminur Rahman, Rafik-um-Munir Chowhdhury (Translation); Sadhana Ahmed (Drama); Rafikur Rashid (Children's Literature); Panna Kaiser (Liberation War related research); Harun–ur-Rashid (Bangabandhu related research); Shubhagata Chowdhury (Science Fiction/Environmental Science), Sufia Khatun, Haider Akbar Khan Rano (Autobiography/Travelogue) and Aminur Rahman Sultan (Folklore).