Sikandar Abu Zafar

Sikandar Abu Zafar
Born (1919-03-19)19 March 1919
Satkhira District, Bengal, British India (now Bangladesh)
Died 5 July 1975(1975-07-05) (aged 56)
Alma mater Ripon College
Awards

Sikandar Abu Zafar (19 March 1919 – 5 July 1975) was a Bangladeshi journalist and poet.[1]

Early life and education

Zafar passed Entrance examination in 1936 from Tala B Dey Institute in Satkhira. He received his IA degree from Ripon College, Calcutta (later renamed to Surendranath College).[1]

He moved to Dhaka from Calcutta in 1950 and worked as a journalist for the dailies -- Nabajug, Ittefaq, Sangbad and Millat. He founded and edited a monthly magazine called Samakal during 1959-1970.[1]

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