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HSBC-Kali 0 Kalom Tarun Kobi 0 Lekhak Purashkar

Obayed Akash and Simon Zakaria awarded

Jamil Mahmud
To encourage young authors of the country, monthly literary magazine Kali O Kalom and banking giant HSBC have jointly taken an initiative to honour and encourage them with "HSBC-Kali O Kalom Tarun Kobi O Lekhak Purashkar At a programme at the Shaheed Zia Auditorium, National Museum, the awards for the year 2008 were formally conferred to Obayed Akash and Simon Zakana on April 7, Akash and Zakaria received the honours for poetry and creative writing > respectively.
The programme started with recitation by noted media personality and lawmaker Asaduzzaman Noor. Sanjay Prakash, chief executive officer of HSBC, welcomed the audience. Writer-Selina Hossain, renowned education- 2 ist Professor Zillur Rahman Siddiqui and litterateur Hasan Azizul Haque1 were among distinguished guests at the programme. \
In her speech, Selina Hossain said. 'Any kind of recognition encourages authors to contribute more to the society. I hope this award will further the literary careers of Obayed and Simon."
, Professor Siddiqui represented the fAu?-'Member jury-board far th? award; he was the chief of the panel. Professor Siddiqui announced the name of the awardees. Obayed Akash earned the award for his poetry "Shiter Prakar," while Simon Zakaria received the award for "Bangladesh-er Lokonatok: Bishoy O Aangik Baichitra, " a research-based book on the indigenous performing arts of rural Bengal.
Litterateur Hasan Azizul Haque gave a brief account on the winners and their award wihningwotk? ; z -
Akash,'who is the literature editor of the Bangla daily Sangbad, has been involved with the little magazine movement for several years. He was bom in 1973 in Rajbari.
Zakaria is an employee of Bangla Academy at present. Zakaria's research-based works in the Gelds of
folklore, theatre, anthropology and sociology have been highly appreciated. He was born in Kushtia in 1972.
The two awardees shared their reactions at the programme. Obayed Akash dedicated his award to his deceased mother, whom he lost at the age of four.
Finance Minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhit was the chief guest at the programme. The award carried a crest, a cheque for Tk one lakh, a certificate and complimentary subscription of
Kali O Kalom for each.
Professor Emeritus Anisuzzaman presided over the programme. In his speech, Professor Anisuzzaman said that this ininatiffe has provided him with an opportunity to get acquainted with creative young authors. Abul Hasnat, editor of Kali O Kalom, gave the vote of thanks at the programme.
The evening also included a solo musical performance by Tagore artiste Aditi Mohsin. Luva Nahid Chowdhury was the MC at the programme.