Sultana Firdousi | |
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Born | Kushtia | 11 December 1974
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation(s) | Poet, writer |
Sultana Firdousi ( Bengali: সুলতানা ফিরদৌসি; born: 11 December 1974 [1]) is a Bangladeshi writer, [2] poet, scholar. [3] [4]
Sultana Firdousi was born in the Kushtia District of Bangladesh. [1] Her first book of poetry was published in 1997 by Bangla Academy. [3] She successfully completed a research project at Bangla Academy on Bengali Poetry under the Young Writers Project Dhaka and published first book of poetry Insects Wild flowers, Bengali name – Keet O Drono Puspo by Bangla Academy, Dhaka. [1] [3] Sultana Firdousi has received various awards for writing. Among them, Agniveena award from Santiniketan, India, [5] Ruposhi Bangla Padak from Bengali Kristi ebong Culture Batayan. [6] [7] She was also a member of the Honorary Jury Board of the Calcutta Bangla Academy Poetry Competition. [1] [6] [7] She was working as a socio-economist in the Local Govt Engineering Department (LGED) of Bangladesh.