Khondakar Ashraf Hossain

Khondakar Ashraf Hossain
Khondakar Ashraf Hossain
Occupation	Poet, Editor, Professor at University of Dhaka

Khondakar Ashraf Hossain is one of the leading poets, essayist and translator of Bangladesh. Born in Jamalpur, Bangladesh, in 1950, he was educated at University of Dhaka and Leeds University. He is currently Professor of English at University of Dhaka. He has published 7 (seven) Books of poetry in Bangla and 3(three) collections of Essays.

Dr Hossain regularly translates from Bangla to English and from German and English to Bangla.

Khondakar Ashraf Hossain is the Editor of a prestigious Little Magazine, Ekobingsha, a literary Journal with main focus on the New Poetry of Bangladesh. Ekobingsha has been obsereved its 25th anniversary this year.

A Photographic Image of the Card/Poster of Ekobingsha. Ekobingsha is a Poetry Journal Edited by Poet Khondakar Ashraf Hossain. Ekobingsha has been observed its 25th anniversary this year on the 13th January, 2010. A ceremony held at the National Miuseum, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

A Poster of 25th anniversary of Ekobingsha,13 January, 2010.

Publications:

Poetry

Tin Ramanir Qasida; Partho Tomar Teebro Teer; Jibaner Saman Chumuk; Sundari o Ghrinar Ghungur; Jamuna Parba; Janmo Baul; Tomar Namey Brishti Namey; Aiona Dekhey Andha Manush;

Anthologies

Nirbachito Kabita; Kabita Samgraha

Collections of Essays

Bangladesher kabita Antaranga Abalokan (A Study on Bangladeshi Poetry); Chirayata Puraan (Classical Mythology); Biswa Kabitar Sonali Shashya (Gleanings from World Poetry); Kabitar Antarjami, Adhunik Uttaradhunik o Annyanya Prasango (Bangla Poetry in the contexts of Modernism, postmodernism and Othe Trends)

Books of Prose

Modernism and Beyond: Western Influences on Bangladeshi Poetry; Romantic and Modern: Latitudes and Longitudes of Poetry

Translations

Selected Poems of Paul Celan;

Sophocles' Oedipus Rex;

Euriptdes' Medea;

Euripides' Alcestis