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Dipu Mahmud was born on 29 May 1966. His childhood and boyhood were spent on the banks of the Mathabhanga river in the village of Hat Boalia of Chuadanga district. He grew up in nearby Kalishankarpur, Kushtia.
He studied at Kushtia District School, Kushtia Government College, Rajshahi University and Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. He obtained a higher degree in education from Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology. He did his PhD at the American World University in the United States.
He is active in various branches of literature - novels, short stories, poetry, drama, history, essays and children's literature. The number of his published books is seventy (70). Among them are the novels - Sopnajatra 1971, Fera Ho Na, Tubu Bhalobeso and Phire Eso Komela; the short story collections - Uttarparush, Megh Jharaano Din O Torob Alir Chador; the children's literature - Nitur Dayari 1971, Bosephelas, Baro Bhoot, Bagher Man Kharap, Niti Megh Hobe, Ek Je Chhilo Chhoto Pakhi, Noyn Pori, Dui Jonmo, Mirur Soponkhata, Mahiner Juto Jama, Kiti, Riki, Putuli O Cheledhara, Chhotoku, Raya O Chhotoku, and some more children's books. History - 1971 Dakshin Pashchim Ranangan, Muktijuddher Kishor Itihash: Jevabe Swadhin Holo Chuadanga Jela and Bhasha Andoloner Kishor Itihash: Chuadanga Jela. He has received the Mohammad Nasir Ali Gold Medal as recognition of his writing, the Sunity Award, and a special honour from the Directorate of Non-Formal Education on behalf of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
For the book "Nitur Dayari 1971", written on the events of the Liberation War, Kushtia's gifted children's litterateur Dipu Mahmud received the M Nurul Qader Children's Literature Award in 2013.
The award was handed over at a ceremony held at half past four in the afternoon on Friday, 24 July 2015, at the Bangladesh Shishu Academy auditorium in Dhaka.
The chief guest at the award ceremony was the children's litterateur, researcher and Vice-Chancellor of Bangla Academy Shamsuzzaman Khan. The special guests were the poet and children's litterateur Asad Chowdhury and the journalist and children's litterateur Anisul Haq. Also present was the honorary secretary of the M Nurul Qader Foundation, Mustafa Hossain. The ceremony was presided over by Rokia Qader, chairperson of the M Nurul Qader Foundation. The ceremony was inaugurated by the children's litterateur Moni Haider.
The ceremony began with the presentation of a commemorative symbol to Bir Pratik Golam Azad. The ceremony included the presentation of prizes to the winners of the book-reading and painting competitions among children and teenagers, a cultural programme, and a display of portraits of the award-winning children's litterateurs and photographs. A colourful cultural programme was held amid the children's amusement.
The award won by Kushtia's gifted son Dipu Mahmud in children's literature has glorified Kushtia, the cultural capital. His contribution in the field of literature will remain immortal in the memory of culture-loving people. The man honoured with the award in children's literature, the noted writer and actor Dipu Mahmud, is writing regularly in all branches of literature. He has, however, played a notable role in children's and teenage literature. He is a man of great talent. He has been able to illuminate himself at the highest level of study and reading. For his special contribution to children's literature, Bangladesh's leading children's litterateur Dipu Mahmud received the 'Mohammad Nasir Ali' Gold Medal in children's literature in 2014. In the same year he received the "Science Fiction Literature Prize" for his extraordinary contribution to writing science fiction.
He is active in various branches of literature, including novels, short stories, poetry, drama and essays. The number of his published books is sixty (60). Novels - 'Fera Ho Na', 'Tubu Bhalobeso' and 'Phire Eso Komela'. Short story collections - 'Uttarparush', ''Megh Jharaano Din O Torob Alir Chador'. Children's literature - 'Bosephelas', 'Nitur Dayari 1971', 'Baro Bhoot', 'Bagher Man Kharap', 'Niti Megh Hobe', 'Ek Je Chhilo Chhoto Pakhi', 'Noyn Pori', 'Dui Jonmo', 'Mirur Soponkhata', 'Mahiner Juto Jama', 'Kiti', 'Riki', 'Putuli O Cheledhara', 'Chhotoku', 'Raya O Chhotoku'. History - '1971 Dakshin Pashchim Ranangan', 'Muktijuddher Kishor Itihash : Jevabe Swadhin Holo Chuadanga Jela' and 'Bhasha Andoloner Kishor Itihash : Chuadanga Jela'.
The leading writer says, 'I write for people of all ages. A few of my books are children's books. There are teenage stories and novels. I am writing novels for adults. And some educational books. I know that those who read my writings in very early childhood will come as teenagers to look for my writings. They will search again even as adults. That is why I write for all ages. Working amid the pleasant environment of office life, I have gathered some knowledge on various subjects. I am writing them in book form so that knowledge can be gained without loss.' His wife Rupa (who is afflicted with cancer) and the couple's two sons Khalid and Galib are Dipu Mahmud's own world of writing. His father was also a man of talent. He was an educationist and writer. Professor Mohammad Kamrul Huda began his career teaching at Dhaka College. He was the head of the Bengali department of Kushtia Government College. Later he served as chairman of the Dhaka Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board. His mother is Mrs Hamida Begum. Among six brothers and one sister, Dipu Mahmud is the second child of his father and mother.
