Ahmed Sofa

Sarker Hasan Al Zayed (Independent University Bangladesh)

Ed. by Niaz Zaman, Independent University Bangladesh
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 10.3.2: Pakistani and Bangladeshi Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Sarker Hasan Al Zayed (Independent University Bangladesh), Pavan Kumar Malreddy (J W Goethe University of Frankfurt), Delphine Munos (Université de Liège), Muneeza Shamsie (Independent Scholar - Asia), Niaz Zaman (Independent University Bangladesh)

Dates

Born 30 Jun 1943
Died 28 Jul 2001

Places

Born in Bangladesh
Active in Bangladesh

Activities

Primary

Poet
Prose writer

Resources

Sofa's Works

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In 1962, a remarkable young man with “large, expressive eyes” and sharp intellect enrolled in the Bengali Department of the University of Dhaka but left within a few years without a degree (Zafar 25-26). Apparently, Professor Ahmed Sharif, a legendary scholar and intellectual, had scolded him, and the protégé was so deeply offended by his favourite professor’s remarks that he decided to quit (Hasin 470). Three years later, he went to Brahmanbaria – then a part of the district of Comilla – and resumed his formal education at Brahmanbaria College, where his friend and mentor Asad Chowdhury, a renowned poet, was teaching. After successfully completing his Bachelor’s degree from Brahmanbaria College, he came back to the University of Dhaka once again – this time to pursue an…

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Citation: Hasan Al Zayed, Sarker. "Ahmed Sofa". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 15 September 2021 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14695, accessed 03 December 2024.]