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Renowned Bangladeshi children’s writer Amirul Islam has died. He was born on April 7, 1964, in Lalbagh, Dhaka.
Amirul Islam was a prolific writer who worked across various genres of children’s literature. He authored more than 200 books, many of which were published by leading publishing houses in Bangladesh.
He received the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2006 and also won the Agrani Bank Children’s Literature Award for his collection Khamkheyali Chhara.
He also served as an editor of the World Literature Centre’s magazine Ashanna for about a decade and worked as editor of the children’s page of the now-defunct Dainik Bangla.
His notable works include Nitikothar Golpo, Eshoper Golpo, Banglar Golpo and Dragoner Songe.
Further details about the cause of his death and funeral arrangements were not available in the sources I could verify.