Name Sikandar Zafar Died July 5, 1975 | Alma mater Surendranath College | |
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Born 19 March 1919 ( 1919-03-19 ) Satkhira District, Bengal, British India (now Bangladesh) Awards Ekushey Padak
Independence Day Award | ||
sikandar abu zafar
Sikandar Abu Zafar (19 March 1919 – 5 July 1975) was a Bangladeshi journalist and poet.
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Early life and education
Zafar passed Entrance examination in 1936 from Tala B Dey Institute in Satkhira. He received his IA degree from Ripon College, Calcutta (later renamed to Surendranath College).
He moved to Dhaka from Calcutta in 1950 and worked as a journalist for the dailies—Nabajug, Ittefaq, Sangbad and Millat. He founded and edited a monthly magazine called Samakal during 1959-1970.
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