Chintasutra report
Literary webmag Chintasutra announced the names of winners of Chintasutra Sahitya Puraskar 2021 on December 16.
Poet Mahmud Kamal, fiction writer Ruma Modak and essayist Anik Mahmud have been named for Chintasutra Sahitya Puraskar 2021.
Vice-chancellor of Northern University professor Anwar Hossain, who headed the jury of the award committee, announced the names of the winners virtually. Professor Nazrul Islam, professor Raqibul Hasan and professor Israfil Hossain, among others, attended the virtual event. The programme was streamed on the Facebook page of Chintasutra.
The awardees expressed their feelings after being named for the Chintasutra Sahitya Puraskar 2021.
‘I have earlier received more than fifty awards at both home and abroad. An award always inspires the awardee to work hard. I am delighted to be named for the Chintasutra Sahitya Puraskar 2021,’ said Mahmud Kamal.
Ruma Modak said, ‘Literary awards given in Bangladesh have sparked a controversy over the past few years. Many have alleged that a few awards are not given neutrally.’
‘Chintasutra has named me the winner of the award in the fiction category. The news came as a pleasant surprise. I consider the award as one of my most important achievements as a writer,’ added Ruma Modak.
Anik Mahmud said, ‘I have been writing ceaselessly for the past four decades. I was both happy and surprised when I became aware that I have been named for the award from my friends.’
Chintasutra Sahitya Puraskar 2021 will be handed over at a programme scheduled to be held at the Insha Resort, Gazipur on January 21, 2022.
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