Bangla Academy Award

Bangla Academy Award is a literary award given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius in advancement and overall contribution in the field of Bangla language and literature[1].

It was introduced in 1960 and recognized six categories: poetry, novels, short stories, essays, juvenile literature and translation. Beginning in 1985, two more awards were introduced to recognize overall contributions to Bangla language and literature.

At present, the Bangla Academy award is given in three fields:

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Recipients

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References

  1. ^ Bangla Academy, from Banglapedia.

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