Amirul Islam, one of the top men of Bengali children’s literature and the head of the program department of the satellite television channel I, is undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital on ventilation support (life support). He had been suffering from kidney complications for a long time. He was taken on life support at 3pm on Sunday after his condition deteriorated. Channel I’s public relations department and hospital sources confirmed the critical information about his health condition. His family and colleagues have prayed for the speedy recovery and recovery of the beloved literary and media personalities.
Amirul Islam was born in Lalbagh, Old Dhaka on April 7, 1964. The son of the late Saifur Rahman and mother Anjira Khatun grew up in the literary and cultural spheres since childhood. His uncle (father) was the country’s renowned children’s literary poet Habibur Rahman, whose inspiration has a profound impact on the development of Amirul Islam’s literary consciousness.
In every branch of children’s literature, this timeless writer has enriched the Bengali literature with the gift of more than 300 books. At a very young age, he signed his outstanding merits by winning the traditional ‘Agrani Bank Children’s Literature Award for the book ‘Khamkheyali Rhythm’. Later in 2006, he was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award, the country’s highest literary honour, in recognition of his unique contribution to literary work. He also received the Sikander Abu Zafar Sahitya Award (1984), Nurul Quader Children’s Literature Award (2003), Annadashankar Sahitya Award (Kolkata, 2012), City Anand Alo Sahitya Award (2013), and Lati Rhythma Award (2013).
In addition to his literary practice, he has been working very efficiently in the media arena of Bangladesh for a long time. In addition to serving as the head of the program department of Channel I, he is also an honorary ‘felo’ of Bangla Academy and one of the ‘placement-members’ of the Liberation War Museum.
As a very happy, funny and funny person in personal life, Amirul Islam, is known to everyone, loves to travel, cook, play chess and listen to Rabindra Sangeet. The author has been a source of joy in many cities around the world for collecting old books and scarce paintings. Today, in his critical moment, colleagues and colleagues of the literary and cultural arena are praying for his speedy recovery at the court of the Most Gracious.