List of Bangla Academy Literary Award winners (1960s) facts for kids

The Bangla Academy Literary Award is a very special prize given in Bangladesh. It celebrates people who write amazing books, poems, and plays in the Bengali language. The Bangla Academy gives this award to honor writers who have made a big difference in Bengali literature.

Below is a list of the talented people who won this award between 1960 and 1969. Each person is recognized for their work in a specific type of writing.

1960

• Farrukh Ahmed (for poetry)
• Abul Mansur Ahmed (for short stories)
• Abul Hashem Khan (for novels)
• Abdullah Hel Kafi (for essays and research)
• Mohammad Barkatullah (for essays and research)
• Askar Ibne Shaikh (for drama/plays)
• Khan Mohammad Moinuddin (for children's literature)

1961

• Ahsan Habib (for poetry)
• Syed Waliullah (for novels)
• Mobin Uddin Ahmed (for short stories)
• Muhammad Abdul Hai (for essays and research)
• Nurul Momen (for drama/plays)
• Begum Hosney Ara (for children's literature)

1962

• Sufia Kamal (for poetry)
• Abul Fazal (for novels)
• Shawkat Osman (for short stories)
• Akbar Ali (for novels)
• Munier Choudhury (for drama/plays)
• Bonde Ali Mia (for children's literature)

1963

• Abul Hussain (for poetry)
• Abu Ishaque (for novels)
• Abu Rashid Matin Uddin (for short stories)
• Abdul Kadir (for essays and research)
• Ibrahim Khan (for drama/plays)
• Kazi Kader Newaj (for children's literature)

1964

• Sanaul Haque (for poetry)
• Benzir Ahmed (for poetry)
• Shamsuddin Abul Kalam (for novels)
• Shahed Ali (for short stories)
• Muhammad Enamul Huq (for essays and research)
• Akbar Uddin (for drama/plays)
• Ashraf Siddiqui (for children's literature)
• Habibur Rahman (for children's literature)

1965

• Talim Hossain (for poetry)
• Mahbub Ul Alam (for novels)
• Alauddin Al-Azad (for short stories)
• Muhammad Mansuruddin (for essays and research)
• Obaidul Huq (for drama/plays)
• Mohammad Modabber (for children's literature)

1966

• Mahmuda Khatun Siddiqua (for poetry)
• Kazi Afsaruddin Ahmed (for novels)
• Syed Shamsul Haque (for short stories)
• Qazi Motahar Hossain (for essays and research)
• Sikandar Abu Zafar (for drama/plays)
• Abu Zoha Nur Ahmed (for children's literature)

1967

• Syed Ali Ahsan (for poetry)
• Sarder Jayenuddin (for novels)
• Abdul Gaffar Choudhury (for short stories)
• Mazharul Islam (for essays and research)
• A. N. M. Bazlul Rashid (for drama/plays)
• Mohammad Nasir Ali (for children's literature)

1968

• Al Mahmud (for poetry)
• Abujafar Shamsuddin (for novels)
• Shawkat Ali (for short stories)
• Ahmed Sharif (for essays and research)
• Anis Chowdhury (for drama/plays)
• Rokanuzzaman Khan (for children's literature)

1969

• Shamsur Rahman (for poetry)
• Shahidullah Kaiser (for novels)
• Borhan Uddin Khan Jahangir (for short stories)
• Nilima Ibrahim (for essays and research)
• Ali Mansur (for drama/plays)
• Golam Rahman (for children's literature)