Anwar Pasha
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Anwar Pasha (1928 – 1971) was a Bangladesh
i author and novelist. He was a martyred intellectual of 1971. Anwar Pasha was born in 15 April 1928 at Dabkai village in Murshidabad
. His father was Haji Makrom Ali.
(currently in West Bengal
, India
). He passed the High Madrassah examination in 1946 then went on to do his BA
and then his MA
in Bangla from Calcutta University in 1953. He started his career as teacher of Manikchak High Madrasah and later on taught at Bhabta Azizia High Madrasah in 1954 and Sadikhan Diar Bohumukhi Higher Secondary School in 1957. In 1958 he joined Pabna Edward College and in 1966 he joined Department of Bangla, Dhaka University. In 1971 just before a few days of 16 December, he was picked up from his university flat by Pakistan Army
and its collaborators (the Al-Badr
militia led by Matiur Rahman Nizami
), and taken to Mirpur, where he along with other intellectuals was executed. His dead body was recovered later.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
i author and novelist. He was a martyred intellectual of 1971. Anwar Pasha was born in 15 April 1928 at Dabkai village in Murshidabad
Murshidabad
Murshidabad is a city in Murshidabad district of West Bengal state in India. The city of Murshidabad is located on the southern bank of the Bhagirathi, a distributary of the Ganges River. It was the capital of undivided Bengal during the Mughal rule. Nawabs of Bengal used to rule Bengal from this...
. His father was Haji Makrom Ali.
Life
Anwar Pasha was born in the village Dabkai in MurshidabadMurshidabad
Murshidabad is a city in Murshidabad district of West Bengal state in India. The city of Murshidabad is located on the southern bank of the Bhagirathi, a distributary of the Ganges River. It was the capital of undivided Bengal during the Mughal rule. Nawabs of Bengal used to rule Bengal from this...
(currently in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
). He passed the High Madrassah examination in 1946 then went on to do his BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
and then his MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in Bangla from Calcutta University in 1953. He started his career as teacher of Manikchak High Madrasah and later on taught at Bhabta Azizia High Madrasah in 1954 and Sadikhan Diar Bohumukhi Higher Secondary School in 1957. In 1958 he joined Pabna Edward College and in 1966 he joined Department of Bangla, Dhaka University. In 1971 just before a few days of 16 December, he was picked up from his university flat by Pakistan Army
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
and its collaborators (the Al-Badr
Al-Badr
Al-Badr is an Islamic militant group operating in the Jammu Kashmir region, run by Jasniel Rihal. The group was allegedly formed by the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence in June 1998. It is believed the group was encouraged by the ISI to operate independently from their previous umbrella...
militia led by Matiur Rahman Nizami
Matiur Rahman Nizami
Motiur Rahman Nizami , is the current chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, which is the largest Islamic political party in Bangladesh.-Jamaat and Al-Badr activist:...
), and taken to Mirpur, where he along with other intellectuals was executed. His dead body was recovered later.
Literary career
Pasha's literary career started when he was a student at Calcutta University. At that time, he published "Hasnahena", an anthology of several literary essays. He later moved to writing short stories, novels, essays, and poems. With Muhammad Abdul Hai, he also edited and published four medieval Bengali epics.Works
- Nadi Nihshesita Hale (1963)
- Nirupay Harini (1970)
- Rabindra Chhotagalpa Samiksa (Vol. I 1963, Vol. II 1973)
- Sahityashilpi Abul Fazal (1968)
- Samudra Sankhalata Ujjayini (1974).
Novels
- Neer Sondhani (Home Seeker, 1968)
- Nishuti Rater Gantha (Dead of Night Epics, 1968)
- Rifle Roti Aorat (Rifles, Bread and Women, 1973, A legendary work )