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চার বন্ধু
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37 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 2015
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Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
401 books1,612 followersমুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল (Bengali)
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal (Bengali: মুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল) is one of the most famous Bangladeshi author of Science-Fiction and Children's Literature ever to grace the Bengali literary community since the country's independence in 1971. He is a professor of Computer Science & Engineering at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). Before that, Iqbal worked as a research scientist in Bell Communication Research for six years until 1994.
Birth and Family Background:
Iqbal was born on 23 December 1952 in Sylhet. His father, Foyzur Rahman Ahmed, was a police officer. In his childhood, he traveled various part of Bangladesh, because of his father's transferring job. Zafar Iqbal was encouraged by his father for writing at an early life. He wrote his first science fiction work at the age of seven. On 5 May 1971, during the liberation war of Bangladesh, the Pakistan's invading army captured his father and killed him brutally in the bank of a river.
Education:
Iqbal passed SSC exam from Bogra Zilla School in 1968 and HSC exam from Dhaka College in 1970. He earned his BSc in Physics from Dhaka University in 1976. In the same year Iqbal went to University of Washington to obtain his PhD and earned the degree in 1982.
Personal Life:
Iqbal married Dr. Yasmeen Haque in 1978. Yasmeen is the Dean of the Life Science Department, Head of the Physics Department, Provost of the Shohid Janoni Jahanara Imam Hall and a researcher at SUST. They have two children - son Nabil and daughter Yeshim. Yeshim translated the book Amar Bondhu Rashed (Rashed, My Friend) written by her father. Iqbal's elder brother, Humayun Ahmed, was the most popular author and film-maker of Bangladesh since its independence. Humayun died after a nine-month struggle against colorectal cancer on the 19 July 2012. His younger brother, Ahsan Habib, is the editor of the satirical magazine, Unmad and one of the most reknowned cartoonist of Bangladesh.
Academic Career:
After obtaining PhD degree, Iqbal worked as a post-doctoral researcher at California Institute of Technology (CalTech) from 1983 to 1988. He then joined Bell Communications Research (Bellcore), a separate corporation from the Bell Labs (now Telcordia Technologies), as a Research Scientist. He left the institute in 1994 and joined the faculty of the Department of CSE of SUST.
Literary career:
Iqbal started writing stories from a very early age. Iqbal wrote his first short story at the age of seven. While studying in the Dhaka University Iqbal's story Copotronic Bhalobasa was published in a local magazine. But, a number of readers at that time felt that the story was based on a foreign story. To answer this allegation, he later rewrote the story and published the story in collection of stories named Copotronic Sukh Dukkho. Since then he is the most popular writer both in Bengali Science-Fiction and in Juvenile Leterature of the country.
Other Activities and Awards:
Zafar Iqbal won the Bangla Academy Award, the highest award in literature in Bangladesh, in 2004. Iqbal also played a leading role in founding Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad. In 2011 he won Rotary SEED Award for his contribution in field of education.
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal (Bengali: মুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল) is one of the most famous Bangladeshi author of Science-Fiction and Children's Literature ever to grace the Bengali literary community since the country's independence in 1971. He is a professor of Computer Science & Engineering at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). Before that, Iqbal worked as a research scientist in Bell Communication Research for six years until 1994.
Birth and Family Background:
Iqbal was born on 23 December 1952 in Sylhet. His father, Foyzur Rahman Ahmed, was a police officer. In his childhood, he traveled various part of Bangladesh, because of his father's transferring job. Zafar Iqbal was encouraged by his father for writing at an early life. He wrote his first science fiction work at the age of seven. On 5 May 1971, during the liberation war of Bangladesh, the Pakistan's invading army captured his father and killed him brutally in the bank of a river.
Education:
Iqbal passed SSC exam from Bogra Zilla School in 1968 and HSC exam from Dhaka College in 1970. He earned his BSc in Physics from Dhaka University in 1976. In the same year Iqbal went to University of Washington to obtain his PhD and earned the degree in 1982.
Personal Life:
Iqbal married Dr. Yasmeen Haque in 1978. Yasmeen is the Dean of the Life Science Department, Head of the Physics Department, Provost of the Shohid Janoni Jahanara Imam Hall and a researcher at SUST. They have two children - son Nabil and daughter Yeshim. Yeshim translated the book Amar Bondhu Rashed (Rashed, My Friend) written by her father. Iqbal's elder brother, Humayun Ahmed, was the most popular author and film-maker of Bangladesh since its independence. Humayun died after a nine-month struggle against colorectal cancer on the 19 July 2012. His younger brother, Ahsan Habib, is the editor of the satirical magazine, Unmad and one of the most reknowned cartoonist of Bangladesh.
Academic Career:
After obtaining PhD degree, Iqbal worked as a post-doctoral researcher at California Institute of Technology (CalTech) from 1983 to 1988. He then joined Bell Communications Research (Bellcore), a separate corporation from the Bell Labs (now Telcordia Technologies), as a Research Scientist. He left the institute in 1994 and joined the faculty of the Department of CSE of SUST.
Literary career:
Iqbal started writing stories from a very early age. Iqbal wrote his first short story at the age of seven. While studying in the Dhaka University Iqbal's story Copotronic Bhalobasa was published in a local magazine. But, a number of readers at that time felt that the story was based on a foreign story. To answer this allegation, he later rewrote the story and published the story in collection of stories named Copotronic Sukh Dukkho. Since then he is the most popular writer both in Bengali Science-Fiction and in Juvenile Leterature of the country.
Other Activities and Awards:
Zafar Iqbal won the Bangla Academy Award, the highest award in literature in Bangladesh, in 2004. Iqbal also played a leading role in founding Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad. In 2011 he won Rotary SEED Award for his contribution in field of education.
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August 28, 2017
পাঁচ ছয় বছর বয়সী শিশুদের বই। তবুও ভাল লেগেছে পড়তে। গল্পের ছলে খুব শক্তিশালী একটা মেসেজ দেয়া আছে- পৃথিবীটা সুন্দর তার বৈচিত্র্যের জন্য! সব বাবা মায়ের উচিত তাদের বাবুদের এই বইটা পড়তে দেয়া।
February 17, 2016
This was intended for children mainly, so its pretty obvious it was not to my taste. But still this was too simple and felt really childish even for 4-5 year old kids. Still the main theme was commendable. Trying to establish a sense of friendship and tolerance between different religion and showcasing the cultural variety in Bangladesh.
May 26, 2017
কি সুন্দর একটা বই! আর একটা চরিত্রের নাম আমার নামে। ^_^ মনই ভালো হয়ে গেছে।
March 15, 2017
This book is a must read for kids and their parents... currently.. we are facing a great issue of communalism in our country.. and this book handles that in a very subtle and proper manner... and I believe it's important to make the kids appreciate the beauty of having different religions, cultures.. moreover different kinds of people in a country... and how that make us a very awesome nation... :) (বড় হলে আর হয় না সেটা) ..
These four friends are from four different religions.. :) And that makes them happier as they have more festivals to celebrate.. :) cute illustrations :) want to have a hard copy of this! This book is availble in pdf format at mzi.rocks. Enjoy.
These four friends are from four different religions.. :) And that makes them happier as they have more festivals to celebrate.. :) cute illustrations :) want to have a hard copy of this! This book is availble in pdf format at mzi.rocks. Enjoy.
February 16, 2016
পাচ/ছয় বছর বয়স্ক বাচ্চাদের (যারা একদম নতুন নতুন পড়তে শিখেছে) উপযোগী বই। ঝকঝকে রঙিন সুন্দর। বইমেলায় দাঁড়িয়ে দাঁড়িয়েই পড়ে ফেললাম :)
April 18, 2021
চারজন ভিন্ন ধর্মের বন্ধু। যারা হইহুল্লোড় করে মাতিয়ে রাখে আশেপাশের পরিবেশ।আর তারা নিজেরাই জানে না তাদের উৎসব কত মজা হয়!
January 18, 2019
ছোটদের জন্য লেখা একটি সাম্যবাদী বই। চার বন্ধু চার ধর্মের, তারা প্রত্যেকে প্রত্যেকের ধর্মীয় অনুষ্ঠান অন্য তিন বন্ধুকে সাথে নিয়ে পালন করে। ধর্ম যার যার উৎসব সবার এটাই এই বইটার মূল প্রতিপাদ্য।
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