The purpose of awarding the Sahitya Puraskar of Bangla Academy is to create a conducive environment in the field of education and culture by recognizing the creative contribution of contemporary living writers of Bengali language and literature by recognizing their overall fundamental contribution. This award is given in 10 branches of Bengali literature.
The value of each prize is 2,00,000.00 (two lakh) rupees. At the inaugural function of the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair and Program held every year, the Hon’ble Prime Minister presented checks, letters of appreciation, and mementos to the awardees. List of Bangla Academy Award-winning writers so far:
Looking Back Bangla Academy All Persuasion: 1960-2021
The 1960 Year.
1. Mr. Farrukh Ahmed (Poetry) (Born: June 10, 1918 – Died: October 19, 1984)
2. Mr. Abul Hashem Khan (Novel)
3. Mr. Abul Mansur Ahmad (Short Story) (1898-March 18, 1979)
4. Mr. Abdullah Hale Kafi (Essay Research) (1900-June 4, 1960)
5. Mr. Mohammad Barkatullah (Essay Research) (1898-1974)
6. Mr. Askar Ibne Shaikh (Drama) (March 10, 1925 – May 18, 2009)
7. Khan Mohammad Moinuddin (Children’s Literature) (30 October 1901 – 16 February 1981)
The 1961 year.
1. Mr. Ahsan Habib (Poetry) (Born: 2 January 1917 – Died: 10 July 1974)
2. Syed Waliullah (Novel) (August 15, 1922 – October 10, 1971)
3. Mr. Mobinuddin Ahmed (Short Story)
4. Mr. Muhammad Abdul Hai (Essay-Research) (1919-1969)
5. Mr. Nurul Momen (Drama) (November 25, 1908 – February 16, 1990)
6. Begum Hosne Ara (Children’s Literature) (1916- 30 March 1999)
The 1962 year.
1. Begum Sufia Kamal (Poetry)
2. Mr. Abul Fazl (Novel)
3. Mr. Shawkat Osman (Short Story)
4. Mr. Akbar Ali (Essay Research)
5. Mr. Munir Chowdhury (Drama)
6. Mr. Bande Ali Mia (Children’s Literature)
The 1963 year.
1. Mr. Abul Hossain (Poetry)
2. Mr. Abu Ishaq (Novel)
3. Mr. Abu Rushd Matin Uddin (Short Story)
4. Mr. Abdul Qadir (Essay-Research)
5. Mr. Ibrahim Khan (Drama)
. Kazi Quader Newaz (Children’s Literature)
The 1964 year.
1. Mr. Sanaul Haque (Poetry)
2. Mr. Bay-Nazir Ahmad (Poetry)
3. Mr. Shamsuddin Abul Kalam (Novel)
4. Mr. Shahed Ali (Short Story)
5. Dr. Muhammad Enamul Haq (Essay-Research)
6. Mr. Akbaruddin (Drama)
7. Dr. Ashraf Siddiqui (Children’s Literature)
8. Mr. Habibur Rahman (Children’s Literature)
The 1965 year.
1. Mr. Talim Hossain (Poetry)
2. Mr. Mahbub-ul-Alam (Novel)
3. Dr. Alauddin Al Azad (short story)
4. Mr. Mohammad Mansuruddin (Essay-Research)
5. Mr. Obaidul Haque (Drama)
6. Mr. Mohammad Modabber (Children’s Literature)
The 1966 years.
1. Mr. Mahmuda Khatun Siddique (Poetry)
2. Kazi Afsaruddin Ahmed (Novel)
3. Syed Shamsul Haque (Short Story)
4. Dr. Kazi Motahar Hossain (Essay-Research)
5. Mr. Sikander Abu Jafar (Drama)
6. Mr. Abu Yoha Nur Ahmad (Children’s Literature)
The 1967 years.
1. Syed Ali Ahsan (Poetry)
2. Sardar Zainuddin (Novel)
3. Mr. Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury (Short Story)
4. Dr. Mozharul Islam (Essay-Research)
5. Mr. A.N.M. Bazlur Rashid (Drama)
6. Mr. Mohammad Nasir Ali (Children’s Literature)
The 1968 years.
1. Mr. Al Mahmoud (Poetry)
2. Mr. Abu Jafar Shamsuddin (Novel)
3. Mr. Shawkat Ali (Short Story)
4. Dr. Ahmed Sharif (Essay-Research)
5. Mr. Anis Chowdhury (Drama)
6. Mr. Roknuzzaman Khan (Children’s Literature)
The 1969 years.
1. Mr. Shamsur Rahman (Poetry)
2. Mr. Shahidullah Kaiser (Novel)
3. Mr. Borhanuddin Khan Jahangir (Short Story)
4. Dr. Nilima Ibrahim (Essay-Research)
5. Mr. Ali Mansoor (Drama)
6. Mr. Golam Rahman (Children’s Literature)
The 1970 Year.
1. Mr. Ataur Rahman (Poetry)
2. Mr. Satyen Sen (Novel)
3. Mr. Hasan Azizul Haque (Short Story)
4. Dr. Anisuzzaman (essay research)
5. Mr. Ibrahim Khalil (Drama)
6. Mr. Atowar Rahman (Children’s Literature)
7. Mr. Abul Kalam Shamsuddin (Translation Literature)
The 1971 Year.
1. Mr. Hasan Hafizur Rahman (Poetry)
2. Mr. Zaheer Raihan (Novel)
3. Mr. Jyoti Prakash Dutt (Short Story)
4. Mr. Mofazzal Haider Chowdhury (Essay-Research)
5. Mr. Anwar Pasha (Essay-Research)
6. Mr. Ekhlasuddin Ahmed (Children’s Literature)
The 1972 Year.
1. Mr. Abdul Gani Hazari (Poetry)
2. Dr. Mohammad Moniruzzaman (Poetry)
3. Mr. Rashid Kareem (Novel)
4. Mr. Shahid Saber (Short Story)
5. Mr. Badruddin Umar (Essay-Research)
6. Mr. Kalyan Mitra (Drama)
The 1973 Year.
1. Mr. Fazal Shahabuddin (Poetry)
2. Mr. Shahid Qadri (Poetry)
3. Begum Rabeya Khatun (Novel)
4. Mr. Rahat Khan (short story)
5. Syed Murtaza Ali (Essay-Research)
6. Mr. Bulban Osman (Children’s Literature)
7. Mr. Kabir Chowdhury (Translation-Literature)
The 1974 Year.
1. Sufi Motahar Hossain (Poetry)
2. Begum Razia Khan (Novel)
3. Mr. Sayeed Atiqullah (Short Story)
4. Mr. Abdul Haq (Essay-Research)
5. Mr. Mobasher Ali (Essay-Research)
6. Mr. Sajedul Karim (Children’s Literature)
The 1975 Year.
1. Mr. Abul Hasan (Poetry)
2. Mr. Shams Rashid (Novel)
3. Mr. Minnat Ali (Short Story)
4. Mr. Ali Ahmed (Essay-Research)
5. Mr. Saeed Ahmed (Drama)
6. Dr. Abdullah-al-Muti Sharfuddin (Children’s Literature)
7. Mr. Abdus Sattar (Translation-Literature)
The 1976 Year.
1. Mr. Matiul Islam (Poetry)
2. Begum Dilara Hashem (Novel)
3. Mr. Sucharit Chowdhury (Short Story)
4. Mr. Sirajuddin Kasimpuri (Essay-Research)
5. Mr. Mamtajuddin Ahmed (Drama)
6. Mr. Fayez Ahmed (Children’s Literature)
7. Sardar Fazlul Karim (Translation-Literature)
The 1977 Year.
1. Mr. Abdur Rashid Khan (Poetry)
2. Mr. Mohammad Mahfuzullah (Poetry)
3. Mr. Mahmudul Haque (Novel)
4. Mirza Abdul Hai (short story)
5. Mr. Hasnat Abdul Hai (Short Story)
6. Dr. Mamtazur Rahman Tarafdar (Essay-Research)
7. Mr. Zia Haider (Drama)
8. Mr. Sukumar Barua (Children’s Literature)
9. Mr. Abdul Hafeez (Translation-Literature)
The 1978 Year.
1. Mr. K. M. Shamsher Ali (poetry)
2. Mr. Emaul Haque (Poetry) 3. Begum Razia Majid (Novel)
4. Mr. Rizia Rahman (Novel)
5. Mr. Nazmul Alam (Short Story)
6. Mr. Shahid Akhand (Short Story)
7. Dr. Sirajul Islam Chowdhury (Essay-Research)
8. Mr. Abdullah Al-Mamun (Drama)
9. Kazi Abul Kashem (Children’s Literature)
10. Mr. Moniruddin Yusuf (Translation-Literature)
11. Mr. Abdar Rashid (Translation-Literature)
The 1979 Year.
1. Mr. Zillur Rahman Siddiqui (Poetry)
2. Mr. Abu Jafar Obaidullah (Poetry)
3. Mr. Abdush Shakur (Short Story)
4. Dr. Zahurul Haque (Essay-Research)
5. Dr. Ahmed Rafiq (Essay-Research)
6 . Mr. Shamsul Haque (Children’s Literature)
7. Mr. Abu Shahriar (Translation-Literature)
The 1980 Year.
1. Mr. Dilwar (Poetry)
2. Mr. Selina Hossain (Novel)
3. Mr. Humayun Qadir (Short Story)
4. Dr. Abu Mohamed Habibullah (Essay-Research)
5. Mr. Al-Kamal Abdul Wahab (Children’s Literature)
6. Mr. Neyamal Basir (Translation-Literature)
The 1981 Year.
1. Mr. Omar Ali (Poetry)
2. Mr. Rafiq Azad (Poetry)
3. Mr. Humayun Ahmed (Novel)
4. Begum Laila Samad (short story)
5. Mr. Abdul Mannan Syed (Essay-Research)
6. Mr. Abul Qasim Fazlul Haque (Essay-Research)
7. Dr. Halima Khatun (Children’s Literature)
8. Begum Razia Mahbub (Children’s Literature)
9. Dr. Sunil Kumar Mukherjee (Translation-Literature)
The 1982 Year.
1. Mr. Nirmalendu Guna (Poetry)
2. Mr. Akhtaruzzaman Elias (Short Story)
3. Dr. Golam Murshid (Essay-Research)
4. Dr. Mustafa Nurul Islam (Essay-Research)
5. Mr. Mamunur Rashid (Drama)
The 1983 Year.
1. Mr. Mahadev Saha (Poetry)
2. Mr. Subrata Barua (Short Story)
3. Mr. Khalekdad Chowdhury (Novel)
4. Mr. Selim Aldin (Drama)
75. Mr. Abul Hasnat (Md. Ismail) (Essay-Research)
6. Mr. Mohammad Abdul Jabbar (Essay-Research)
8. Mr. Hayat Mamud (Children’s Literature)
9. Gazi Shamsur Rahman (Translation-Literature)
The 1984 Year.
1. Mr. Belal Chowdhury (Poetry)
2. Mr. Rashid Haider (Novel)
3. Mr. Muhammad Habibur Rahman (Essay-Research)
4. Mr. Rafiqul Islam (Essay-Research)
The 1985 Year.
No prizes were awarded this year.
The 1986 Year.
1. Mr. Mohammad Rafiq (Overall Contribution)
2. Mr. Humayun Azad (Overall Contribution)
The 1987 Year.
1. Mr. Asad Chowdhury (Overall Contribution)
2. Mr. Dwijen Sharma (Overall Contribution)
The 1988 Year.
1. Mr. Abubakar Siddique (Overall Contribution)
2. Mr. Muhammad Nurul Huda (Overall Contribution)
The 1989 Year.
1. Mr. Azizul Haque (Overall Contribution)
2. Dr. Syed Akram Hossain (Overall Contribution)
The 1990 Year.
1. Dr. Mohammad Abdul Qayyum (Overall Contribution)
2. Mr. Jahanara Imam (Overall Contribution)
The 1991 Year.
1. Mr. Bipradash Barua (Overall Contribution)
2. Mr. Habibullah Siraji (Overall Contribution)
The 1992 Year.
1. Mr. Imdadul Haque Milon (Overall Contribution)
2. Mr. Muntasir Mamun (Overall Contribution)
The 1993 Year.
1. Mr. Bashir Alhelal (Overall Contribution)
2. Mr. Khaleda Edib Chowdhury (Overall Contribution)
The 1994 Year.
1. Dr. Wakil Ahmed (Overall Contribution)
2. Sikder Aminul Haque (Overall Contribution)
The 1995 Year.
1. Syed Abul Maqsood (Overall Contribution)
2. Mr. Shahriar Kabir (Overall Contribution)
The 1996 Year.
1. Mr. Moinul Ahsan Saber (Overall Contribution)
2. Dr. Syed Manjurul Islam (Overall Contribution)
The 1997 Year.
No prizes were awarded this year.
The 1998 Year.
1. Begum Sanjeeda Khatun (Overall Contribution)
2. Mr. Manju Sarkar (Overall Contribution)
The 1999 Year.
1. Mr. Nasreen Jahan (Overall Contribution)
The 2000 Year.
No prizes were awarded this year.
The 2001 Year.
1. Mr. Kaysul Haque (Poetry)
2. Mr. Shamsuzzaman Khan (Research)
3. Mr. Ali Imam (Children’s Literature)
The 2002 Year.
1. Mr. Zahidul Haque (Poetry)
2. Mr. Mubarak Hossain Khan (Research)
3. Mr. Abu Saleh (Children’s Literature)
The 2003 Year.
1. Mr. Abdul Hai Sikder (Poetry)
2. Mr. Saeed-ur-Rahman (Research)
3. Mr. Musharraf Karim (Children’s Literature)
The 2004 Year.
1. Mr. Amjad Hossain (Novel)
2. Mr. Mozammel Hossain Mintu (Short Story)
3. Mr. Muhammad Asaddar Ali (Research)
4. Mr. Zafar Alam (Translation)
5. Mr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal (Science)
6. Mr. Faridur Reza Sagar (Children’s Literature)
The 2005 Year.
1. Mr. Rezauddin Stalin (Poetry)
2. Mr. Maqbula Manzoor (Novel)
3. Mr. Abul Kalam Mohammad Zakaria (Research)
4. Mr. Fakhruzzaman Chowdhury (Translation)
The 2006 Year.
1. Mr. Shamsul Islam (Poetry)
2. Mr. Haripada Dutt (Novel)
3. Mr. Ali Anwar (Essay)
4. Mr. Muhammad Ibrahim (Science)
5. Mr. Mannan Hira (Drama)
6. Mr. Amirul Islam (Children’s Literature)
The 2007 Year.
1. Poet Manzoor Maula (Poetry)
2. Professor Jatin Sarkar (Essay-Research)
3. Mr. Lutfar Rahman Riton (Children’s Literature)
The 2008 Year.
1. Dr. Mahbub Sadiq (Poetry)
2. Dr. Karunamay Goswami (Essay-Research)
3. Mr. Helena Khan (Children’s Literature)
The 2009 Year.
1. Mr. Arunav Sarkar (Poetry)
2. Mr. Rabiul Hussain (Poetry)
3. Mr. Anwara Syed Haque (Fiction)
4. Mr. Sushant Majumdar (Fiction)
5. Dr. Abul Ahsan Chowdhury (Research)
6. Mr. Rafiqul Haque (Children’s Literature)
The 2010 Year.
1. Mr. Ruby Rahman (Poetry)
2. Mr. Nasir Ahmed (Poetry)
3. Mr. Bulbul Chowdhury (Fiction)
4. Professor Khan Sarwar Murshid (Essays and Research)
5. Professor Ajay Roy (Science and Technology Practice)
6. Mr. Shahjahan Kibria (Children’s Literature)
The 2011 Year.
1. Mr. Asim Saha (Poetry)
2. Mr. Kamal Chowdhury (Poetry)
3. Mr. Anisul Haque (Fiction)
4. Professor Abdullah Abu Sayeed (Essay)
5. Professor Biswajit Ghosh (Research)
6. Professor Khaliquzzaman Elias (Translation)
7. Mr. Belal Mohammad (Liberation War Based Literature)
8. Dr. Baren Chakraborty (travelogue)
9. Professor Ali Asghar (Science, Technology, and Environment)
10. Mr. Akhtar Hussain (Children’s Literature)
The 2012 Year.
1. Poet Sanaul Haq Khan (Poetry)
2. Poet Abid Anwar (Poetry)
3. Professor Harishankar Jaldas (Fiction)
4. Professor Sanatkumar Saha (Essay)
5. Professor. Khandaker Sirajul Haque (Research)
6. Dr. Fakrul Alam (translation)
7. Mr. Mahbub Alam (Liberation War Based Literature)
8. Mr. Tapan Chakraborty (Science-Technology & Environment)
9. Mr. Mahbub Talukder (Children’s Literature)
The 2013 Year.
1. Poet Helal Hafeez (Poetry)
2. Mr. Purabi Basu (Fiction)
3. Mr. Mofidul Haque (Essay)
4. Mr. Jamil Chowdhury (Research)
5. Mr. Prabhanshu Tripura (Research)
6. Professor Kaiser Haque (translation)
7. Mr. Harun Habib (Liberation War Based Literature)
8. Mr. Mahfuzur Rahman (Memoirs and Travelogues)
9. Professor Shahidul Islam (Science-Technology & Environment)
10. Mr. Kaiser Chowdhury (Children’s Literature)
11. Mr. Aslam Sunny (Children’s Literature)
The 2014 Year.
1. Poet Shihab Sarkar (Poetry)
2. Mr. Zakir Talukder (Fiction)
3. Professor Shantanu Kaiser (Essay)
4. Professor Bhuiyan Iqbal (Research)
5. Abu Md. Delwar Hossain (Liberation War Based Literature)
6. Moinus Sultan (travelogue)
7. Mr. Khaleq Bin Zainuddin (Children’s Literature)
The 2015 Year.
1. Altaf Hossain (Poetry)
2. Mr. Shaheen Akhtar (Literature)
3. Mr. Abul Momen (Research)
4. Professor. Atiur Rahman (Essay)
5. Professor. Moniruzzaman (essay)
6. Professor Abdus Selim (Translation)
7. Mr. Tajul Mohammad (Liberation War Based Literature)
8. Mr. Farooq Chowdhury (Memoirs)
9. Masum Reza (Drama)
10. Sharif Khan (Science, Technology & Environment)
11. Sujan Barua (Children’s Literature)
The 2016 Year.
1. Abu Hassan Shahriar (Poetry)
2. Shahaduzzaman (Fiction)
3. Morshed Shafiul Hasan (Essays and Research)
4. Dr. Niaz Zaman (translation)
5. Dr. MA Hasan (Liberation War Based Literature)
6. Nurjahan Bose (Autobiography / Memoirs)
7. Rashed Rauf (Children’s Literature)
The 2017 Year.
1. Mohammad Sadiq & Maruful Islam (Poetry)
2. Mamun Hussain (Fiction)
3. Mahbubul Haque (Essay)
4. Rafiqullah Khan (Research)
5. Aminul Islam Bhuiyan (Translation)
6. Kamrul Hasan Bhuiyan and Surma Zahid (Liberation War based literature)
7. Shakur Majid (Travel Story)
8. Malay Bhowmik (Drama)
9. Mushtaq Ahmed (Science Fiction)
10. Jharna Das Purkayastha (Children’s Literature)
The 2018 Year.
1. Poetry – Kazi Rosie 2. Fiction – Mohit Kamal
3. Essay / Research – Syed Mohammad Shahid
4. Liberation War Based Literature – Afsan Chowdhury
The 2019 Year.
1. Poetry – Makid Haider.
2. Fiction – Wasi Ahmed
3. Essay / Research – Swarochish Sarkar
4.Translation- Khairul Alam Sabuj
5. Drama- Ratan Siddiqui
6. Children’s Literature – Rahim Shah
7. Liberation War Based Research – Rafiqul Islam Bir Uttam
8.Science / Science Fiction – Nadira Majumdar
9.Autobiography / Memoirs / Travelogue – Faruk Moinuddin
10.Folklore – Simon Zakaria
The 2020 Year.
1. Poetry: Muhammad Samad
2. Fiction: Imtiaz Shamim
3. Essay / Research: Begum Akhtar Kamal
4. Translation: Suresh Ranjan Basak
5. Drama: Rabiul Alam.
6. Children’s Literature: Anjir Liton .
7. Liberation War-based research: Shahida Begum .
Science / Science Fiction: Aparesh Bandyopadhyay
9. Autobiography / Memoirs / Travelogue: Ferdousi Majumdar
10. Folklore: Send Muhammad Habibullah
The 2021 Year.
1. Poems: Asad Mannan and Bimal Guha
2. Fiction: Jharna Rahman and Biswajit Chowdhury
3. Article / Research: Hossainuddin Hossain
4. Translation: Aminur Rahman and Rafiq-um-Munir Chowdhury
5. Drama: Sadhana Ahmed.
6. Children’s Literature: Rafiqur Rashid.
7. Liberation War Based Research: Emerald Kaiser.
Science / Science Fiction: Shubhagat Chowdhury
9. Autobiography / Memoirs / Travelogues: Sufia Khatun and Haider Akbar Khan Rono
10. Folklore: Aminur Rahman Sultan.
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