Mohit Kamal Explained

Honorific Prefix:Litterateur
Mohit Kamal
Birth Date:2 January 1960
Birth Place:Chittagong
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Occupation:Psychiatrist, writer
Awards:Agrani Bank Shishu Academy Child literature Award (2011)
Bangla Academy Literary Award (2018)

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]

Early life

Kamal 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

Notes and References

  1. News: Afsan Chowdhury, three others win Bangla Academy Prize . bdnews24.com . 28 January 2019.
  2. News: Bangla Academy Lit Award announced . New Age . 28 January 2019 . en.
  3. News: Four win Bangla Academy Sahitya Purashkar . The Daily Star . 29 January 2019 . 28 January 2019 . en.
  4. News: bn:বহুমাত্রিক লেখক মোহিত কামাল . http://dainikazadi.net/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE/ . Dainik Azadi . bn . 30 January 2019.