A. T. M. Shamsuddin
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A. T. M. Shamsuddin was a Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

i author and communist.

Names

Abu Taher Muhammad Shamsuddin was the name given by his family, A. T. M. Shamsuddin is mainly used. Sometimes he uses Taher Shamsuddin, pen name is Charubak.

Childhood

He was born in Chittagong
Chittagong
Chittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading...

, southern part of Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...

, later Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

. Mother died when he was only three years old. Father, Ahmedur Rahman, an employee of Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

 port commission, remarried. Stepmother, mother's cousin died. A. T. M. Shamsuddin, a child, was grown up in maternal uncle's house.

Active politician

A. T. M. Shamsuddin was active against British colonial power and was thrown into jail. When studying in class nine, was assistant secretary of Zila Muslim Chatraleague. and when Pakistan was born, saw the wrong parts. His graduation was never completed. Later, he was very strict communist and was a worker of underground party. Was a worker of Pakistan Movement
Pakistan Movement
The Pakistan Movement or Tehrik-e-Pakistan refers to the historical movement to have an independent Muslim state named Pakistan created from the separation of the north-western region of the Indian subcontinent, partitioned within or outside the British Indian Empire. It had its origins in the...


Editor

At first, A. T. M. Shamsuddin joined Weekly Ittefaq
Ittefaq
The Daily Ittefaq is a daily newspaper which is one of the most published and circulated newspaper published from Bangladesh. This newspaper printed in Bengali by Ittefaq Group of Publications Limited...

. In 1961, he joined Songbad as an assistant editor. Was the editor of Udayan, Jubobarta, Soviet Somikkha, Soviet Review.

Career in Soviet Embassy

Joined in the embassy in Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...

 and was the general manager of press information department. He considered it as a political work and retired after 21 years.

Personal life

From the very beginning, he was in the state of war and because of a big family depending on him, he could not marry.

Likes fishing, Ucchango Songit, sports, philosophy, history. Travelled in many countries of Europe and Subcontinent. Had a very clear view on Soviet Union's fall, Soviet was not running as it had to, so, it is divided.

Likes Rabindranath, Romain Rolland
Romain Rolland
Romain Rolland was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915.-Biography:...

, Tolostoy, Tarashankar, Manik, Sunil, Buddhadeb Bosu
Buddhadeb Bosu
Buddhadeva Bose was a major Bengali writer of the 20th century. Frequently referred to as a poet, he was a versatile writer who wrote novels, short stories, plays and essays in addition to poetry. He was an influential critic and editor of his time...

, Sayed Shamsul Haq, Samsur Rahman and Humayun Ahmed
Humayun Ahmed
Humayun Ahmed is a Bangladeshi author, dramatist and director of film and television. He broke through since the publication of his first novel, Nandita Naraké...

's writing.

Works

He wrote many satyr and adventure stories. In 1966, his first novel 'Bonanir Buke' was published . After many years, Qazi Anwar Hussain
Qazi Anwar Hussain
Qazi Anwar Husain is an author, publisher and translator from Bangladesh. He has used pen names like Bidyut Mitra...

inspired him and from 1987, started writing the stories of Batamul in Rohosho Potrika.

His first translation was 'Hoja Nasiruddin'.
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