16 to get Bangla Academy Award 2023

16 to get Bangla Academy Award 2023

The name of 16 individuals have been announced for the Bangla Academy Literary Award-2023 for their notable contributions to various aspects of Bangla literature.
This year, the awards will be given in 11 categories-poetry, fiction, essay/research, translation, drama, children literature category, Liberation War, Bangabandhu, environment/science field, biography and folklore.
Among these, fiction, drama, folklore, Liberation War and Bangabandhu categories will be awarded jointly, said a Bangla Academy press release today.