Akhteruzzaman Elias (12 February 1943 – 4 January 1997) was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer. Despite writing only two novels, critics place Elias "in the pantheon of great Bengali novelists". Elias "emerged as a powerful short-story writer" in 1960s, and published his first novel, Chile Kotar Sepai in 1987 and his second and last Khowabnama in 1996 shortly before his death on 4 January 1997.
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16 February 1943 Gotia, Gaibandha District, Bangladesh
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Died |
4 January 1997 (aged 53)
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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