Bulbon Osman

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Bulbon Osman
Born (1940-03-18) 18 March 1940 (age 83)
Alma mater University of Dhaka
Relatives Shawkat Osman (father)
Yeafesh Osman (brother)
Awards Bangla Academy Literary Award (1973)

Bulbon Osman (born 18 March 1940) is a Bangladeshi academic, writer and artist. He was conferred Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1973 for his contribution in juvenile literature.

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Early life and education

Osman was born on 18 March 1940 at his maternal house at Jhamatia in Howrah. [1] He is the eldest son of Shawkat Osman and Saleha Osman. His brother Yeafesh Osman is the incumbent minister of Ministry of Science and Technology. [2]

Osman's paternal house is situated at Sabalsinghapur in Hooghly. [1] His family moved to Chittagong in 1950. After completing school and college life from there he got admitted into University of Dhaka. He was a student of the sociology department of the institution. [1]

Career

Osman was appointed as a lecturer of the art related sociology at East Pakistan College of Arts and Crafts in 1966. [1] His first book is Kanama which was published in 1967. It was a teen novel. He worked in Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra in 1971. [1]

Osman worked as a professor in Institute of Fine Arts from 1995 to 2007. He is a self-educated artist. [1] He involved in translating books too.

Awards and recognition

Osman was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1973 for his contribution in juvenile literature. [3]

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