Language Bengali Education Matriculation Nationality Bangladeshi Name Chowdhury Akbar | Ethnicity Bengali Role Writer Citizenship Bangladeshi Died December 29, 1988 | |
Born 16 September 1921
Dargapur village, Maulvi Bazar District, British India (now Bangladesh) ( 1921-09-16 ) Occupation Writer, poet, collector of folk literature | ||
Chowdhury Gulam Akbar (Bengali: চৌধুরী গোলাম আকবর; 16 September 1921 – 29 December 1988) was a Bangladeshi writer. He served in the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh as the collector of Bengali folk literature.
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Early life
Gulam Akbar was born on 16 September 1921 in Dargahpur village of Maulvi Bazar District (now Kamalganj Upazila, Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh). He passed the Middle English Examination in 1936. After passing the M.E Examination, he sat for a competitive examination and became a primary school teacher in 1942. Became a teacher he passed Guru training examination in 1952. As a private candidate he passed the Matriculation examination in 1954. After built the teaching career of 25 years, he resigned in 1967. He died in Maulvi Bazar on 29 December 1988.
Writing career
Gulam Akbar had a special fascination for folk literature. After retirement, he was appointed as collector of folk literature by Bangla Academy. He toured the Sylhet region and collected a large number of ballads and songs. He wrote several books on folk literature and also edited many lyrics and folk songs. He wrote many prose on Bangla literature. In his early life he wrote poems and songs. A compiled book collection of his written poems named Amar Kabita was published after his death.