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Sardar Jainuddin (1 March 1918 – 22 December 1986) was a Bangladeshi novelist.[1][2][3] He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1967 and Ekushey Padak in 1994 posthumously.[4][5]

Sardar Jainuddin
সরদার জয়েনুদ্দিন
Born	(1918-03-01)1 March 1918 Pabna District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	22 December 1986(1986-12-22) (aged 68)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Awards	full list

Early life

Jainuddin was born in Kamarhati village, Sujanagar, Pabna District in 1918.[1]

Awards

• Adamjee Literature Award (Adamjee Sahitya Puroskar), 1968
• Bangla Academy Award, 1968
• Silver Medal, Frankfurt International Book Fair, 1974–75
• Bank Award – Children Literature (Bank Puroskar Shishu Sahitya), 1981
• Agrani Bank Award – Children Literature (Agrani Bank Puroskar- Shishu Shahitya) – 1982
• Ekushey Padak (Posthumous), 1994.
• He was also awarded "Tamghaye Imtiaz" award in early 1971 by the then Pakistan Government. But he refused the award in support of the non-cooperation movement called by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in March 1971.

Works

Career

• 1941-47: British Indian Army, during second world war, as Quarter Master Habildar. He left the job on 31-10-47 (Released) and came to his own country East Pakistan. He tried to do some business with the money he got from the service, but it did not work.
• 1948: Manager Mukul, a journal for the youth (Kishore Potrika)
• 1948-51: As assistant in the Advertisement section of the Daily Pakistan Observer
• 1949: Publisher and Manager Chandrabindu a fortnightly published paper
• 1950: Publisher and Manager of a monthly paper Mukti
• 1951-55: Manager, Advertisement section, Daily Sangbad
• 1955-56: Editor "Shaheen" and “Sitara" two fortnightly published paper for children and youth
• 1956-57: Director, Printer and publisher of an English literature paper "The Republic", published quarterly (every three months)
• 1958: Manager, Advertisement section, The Daily Ittafaq
• 1959: Deputy General Manager, The Daily Ittehad
• 1959: General Secretary of Titas Publication Society (Titas Prokashony Sangstha)
• 1960: Inspector, Eastern Federal Insurance Company.
• 1961-64: Assistant Publication Officer, Bangla Academy
• 1964: Research Officer, National Book Centre of Pakistan
• 1966: Assistant Director, National Book Centre of Pakistan
• 1972-78: Director, Jatiyo Grantho Kendro (former National Book Center of Pakistan was converted to Jatio Grantho Kendro after Independence of Bangladesh)
• 1978-80: Senior Specialist Textbook Board (till retirement)

Novels

• Adiganta (1958)
• Pannamoti (1965)
• Neel Rong Rokto (1965)
• Onek Surger Asha (1967)
• Begum Shefali Mirza (1968)
• Shrimoti Ka o Kha Ebong Shriman Taleb Ali (1973)
• Bidhosto Roder Dheu (1975)
• Kodom Alider Bari (1989)

Short story collections

• Nayan Dhuli – 7 stories (1952)
• Birkonthir Biye – 12 stories (1955)
• Khorossrot – 11 stories (1956)
• Oshtoprohor – 14 stories (1971)
• Bela Banarjeer Prem – 10 stories (1973)
• Matir Kachakachi – 10 stories (2010)
• Children-Youth Literature
• Obak Obhijan (1964)
• Ulta Rajar Deshe (1970)
• Tukur Bhugal Path (1979)
• Amra Tomader Bhulbo Na (1981)

Poetry

• Sadar Jainuddin er Chara – 56 poems (1990)

Translation

• Folk Tales of Asia – Part IV (Asiar Lok Kahini, Choturtha Vag), Translated in Bengali from English version, (1990)

Samagra

• Golpo Samagra (2006)
• Kishore Samagra (2010)

Personal life

Jayenuddin's son, Zia Ahmed, was a major general in Bangladesh Army and former chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.[6]

References

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