The BRAC Bank-Samakal Literary Award 2023 was announced at a ceremony at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka on Friday.
Bangla Academy president Professor Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq spoke as chief guest at the ceremony, said a press release on Saturday.
Managing director of Ha-meem Group AK Azad, BRAC Bank鈥檚 vice-chairperson Faruq Mayeenuddin Ahmed, BRAC Bank鈥檚 deputy managing director M Masud Rana, Daily Samakal editor Shahed Mohammad Ali and literary and eminent personalities of the country were present at the ceremony.
Hasnat Abdul Hye, Aminul Islam Bhuiyan, Dhruba Esh and Umme Farhana have won the BRAC Bank-Samakal Literary Award for their books published in the year 2023.
This year, veteran writer and novelist Hasnat Abdul Hye has been honoured with 鈥楲ifetime Achievement Award鈥� for his lifelong contribution to Bangla literature.聽聽聽聽
Aminul Islam Bhuiyan won the award for his book titled Plato Prabeshika in essay, autobiography, travel story and translation category, Dhruba Esh won the award for his book titled Amader Parabastab Towner Dinratri in the poetry and novel category, Umme Farhana won for his book titled Talk To Me in the Young Writer category.聽聽聽