Abdullah Abu Sayeed

Abdullah Abu Sayeed

Abdullah Abu Sayeed (Bangla: আবদুল্লাহ আবু সাইয়ীদ) is a writer, television presenter, organizer and activist from Bangladesh.

Born in 1939 in Calcutta, Sayeed was a professor of Bengali language in Dhaka College for many years.In mid 70's he started presenting "Shaptabarna", a multidimensional TV programme in Bangladesh Television, which attained popularity specially among the young viewers. In 1975, he founded the Bishwa Sahitya Kendra or World Literature Centre to promote the study of literature. It remains one of the most important cultural institutions in the nation.

Sayeed was given the 97th Ramon Magsaysay Award in Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts for "... cultivating in the youth of Bangladesh a love for literature and its humanizing values through exposure to the great books of Bengal and the world."

External links

* [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/14/talkasia.sayeed.script/ An Interview with Sayeed] Summary of CNN interview in November 2004
* [http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Citation/CitationSayeedAbd.htm CITATION for Abdullah Abu Sayeed] ; The 2004 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts


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