Motaher Hussain Chowdhury

Not to be confused with Qazi Motahar Hossain.

Motaher Hossain Chowdhury (Bengali: মোতাহের হোসেন চৌধুরী; 1903 – 1956) was a Bengali writer, thinker and educationist. He was born in Comilla of Bengal Presidency, British India in 1903. He died in Chittagong, East Pakistan, Pakistan in 1956.

Motaher Hossain Chowdhury
Born	1903 Comilla, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	1956 (aged 52–53) Chittagong, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Occupation(s)	Writer, educationist

Writing career

Chowdhury was a full-time writer and literature lover. His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali Literature in Bangladesh.

Special work

• Sanskriti Katha

In "Sanskriti Katha", he wrote, "Religion is the culture of common folks and culture is the religion of educated, elegant people."

References

• Golpo Songroho (Collected Stories), the national textbook of B.A. (pass and subsidiary) course of Bangladesh, published by University of Dhaka in 1979 (reprint in 1986).
• Bangla Sahitya (Bengali Literature), the national textbook of intermediate (college) level of Bangladesh published in 1996 by all educational boards.