Rashed Rouf


Rashed Rouf is a Bangladeshi novelist, editor and journalist. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2017. As of 2019, Rouf is an associate editor of Dainik Azadi, a Bengali-language daily newspaper.

Early life

Rashed Rouf was born at Patiya in Chittagong in 1964. His father was Noor Syed. His mother is Mabeya Begum. He spent his childhood in his native village, Chonhora in Patiya. Rouf is the eldest of eleven children with six brothers and four sisters.

Education

Rashed Rouf's education started at Chonhora Primary School in Patiya. Then he studied at Chonhora Shoroshy Bala High School, Patiya Government College and then at Chittagong University. In 1986, he completed his graduation in mathematics from the University of Chittagong and in 1987 completed his post-graduate.

Career

After completing his education, he chose journalism as a profession. In 1991, he joined the Dainik Azadi, one of the oldest newspapers in Bangladesh, as a sub editor. As of 2019, he is an associate editor there.

Literary works

He started writing when he was in school. While studying in class six, he inspired by a classmate's poetry practice. Later, his beloved teacher Asha Kiran Chowdhury's inspiration boost his uninterrupted journey of writing. however, his first poem published in newspaper in 1980, when he was a student of Higher secondary.
So far, half a dozen books have been published by Rashed Rouf.

Teenage poetry