Mohit Kamal (born 2 January 1960) is a Bangladeshi psychiatrist specialized in narcotics/drug addiction related issues. He is a professor of psychotherapy and a former director of National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital, Dhaka. He is also a fiction writer. In recognition of his contributions to child literature, he received Agrani Bank Shishu Academy Child literature Award in 2011 and won Bangla Academy Literary Award-2018 in fiction category.[1][2][3]
Litterateur Mohit Kamal | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation(s) | Psychiatrist, writer |
Awards | Agrani Bank Shishu Academy Child literature Award (2011) Bangla Academy Literary Award (2018) |
Early life
editKamal was born on 2 January 1960 at Sandwip Upazila of Chittagong to Asadul Haq and Masuda Khatun.[4] He completed his secondary education from Chittagong Collegiate School and College and higher secondary from Chittagong College. He obtained his MBBS degree from Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College.
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "Afsan Chowdhury, three others win Bangla Academy Prize". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Bangla Academy Lit Award announced". New Age. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Four win Bangla Academy Sahitya Purashkar". The Daily Star. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ বহুমাত্রিক লেখক মোহিত কামাল. Dainik Azadi (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 January 2019.