Laila Samad Explained

Laila Samad
Native Name:	লায়লা সামাদ
Native Name Lang:	bn
Birth Date:	3 April 1928
Birth Place:	Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, British India
Nationality:	Bangladeshi
Occupation:	Journalist, writer, actress
Death Place:	Dhaka, Bangladesh

Laila Samad (3 April 1928 – 10 August 1989) was a Bangladeshi journalist, writer and actress.^{[1] [2]} She was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1981 by the Government of Bangladesh.^[3]

Biography

Samad was born on 3 April 1928 in Kolkata, West Bengal, British India. She studied in Sakhawat Memorial School and Nari Shikshika Mandir. She went to Lady Brabourne College and Ashutosh College. She married her cousin, Mirza Abdus Samad, in 1946. He finished her M.A. from the University of Calcutta in 1959.^{[4] [5]}

In 1950, Samad joined the magazine Begum. She worked from 1951 to 1954 at The Daily Sangbad. From 1954 to 1958, she worked at the Anannya Magazine. In 1970 she worked in the Bichitra magazine. She also acted in stage dramas and directed them in the 1950s.^{[6] [7]}

Samad died on 10 August 1989 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dhaka Ladies Club created the Laila Samad Award in her memory.

Notes and References

1. News: Poet Shamsur Rahman's death anniversary today. 2012-08-17. The Daily Star. 2017-08-23. en. 23 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823204900/http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-246425. live.
2. News: Something popped out. 2011-03-05. The Daily Star. 2017-08-23. en.
3. Web site: http://banglaacademy.org.bd/?page_id=1315. bn:পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা. bn. Winners list. 2 April 2019. Bangla Academy. 6 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170606222807/http://banglaacademy.org.bd/?page_id=1315. live.
4. Web site: Hayat. Anupam. Samad, Laila. Banglapedia. 23 August 2017. en. 23 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823202942/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Samad,_Laila. live.
5. News: A Selfless Comrade: Mirza Abdus Samad. 2015-06-04. The Daily Star. 2017-08-23. en. 23 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823204846/http://www.thedailystar.net/op-ed/selfless-comrade-mirza-abdus-samad-91660. live.
6. News: Keramat Moula's lifelong theatrical journey yields recognition. 2014-02-21. The Daily Star. 2017-08-23. en. 23 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823204413/http://www.thedailystar.net/keramat-moulas-lifelong-theatrical-journey-yields-recognition-12257. live.
7. News: Honouring icons of Bangladeshi cinema. 2014-04-20. The Daily Star. 2017-08-23. en. 23 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823205405/http://www.thedailystar.net/honouring-icons-of-bangladeshi-cinema-20729. live.