2024-09-07 11:30:38
Fiction writer Afsana Begum has been appointed as the director of the National Book Center. This decision was announced in a notification of the Ministry of Public Administration on Thursday (September 5).
According to the notification, according to the National Book Center Act, Afsana Begum has been given this appointment on the condition of giving up her working relationship with other institutions and organizations. His tenure will be two years. Other terms of employment will be stipulated in the contract.
Afsana Begum told the media, ‘I have received the notification letter. I have not yet decided when I will join. I will finalize the matter of joining by talking to the ministry.’
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Afsana Begum was born on October 29, 1972. She completed her graduation and post graduation from Jahangirnagar University. Later, he did his master’s degree in international development management at the University of Nottingham, UK.
Number of books of Afsana Begum including children’s literature is 24. Notable books ‘Pratichchaya’, ‘We are the children of pain,’ ‘I or my shadow’, ‘Daily Hypocrisy’.
Translated by Nadine Garimer, William Faulkner, Julio Cortácer, Alice Munro, Isaac Asimov, Fidel Castro. Received Gemcon Tarun Katha Sahitya Award in 2014.