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Altaf Hossain (Bangla: আলতাফ হোসেন) (1949) is a Bengali poet and writer of Bangladesh. Altaf was born on October 27, 1949. Altaf Hossain is regarded a leading poet of the sixties.

Contents [hide] •	1 Life •	2 Awards •	3 Selected works •	4 Sample work •	5 References

[edit] Life:

He got his Master’s degree in Arts in Bengali language and literature from the University of Chittagong in 1973. He taught at Chittagong Art College and later joined in the government service. He joined Johns Hopkins University’s Advances in Family Health Communiction Workshop in 1993 in Baltimore, USA. He also visited Thailand, Malaysia, Phillipines, Rep. of Korea, Indonesia, India, Nepal and People’s Republic of China as an official of the government  He retired from government service in 2006.

[edit] Awards: •	Alaol Shahitya Award (2000), for Boli je tarana hochchhe) •	Prothom-Alo Barsha Shera boi Award (2008), for Pakhi Baley)

Selected works:

•	Boli je tarana hochchhe (2000) (A book of poems) •	Kee ful jhorilo bipul andhakare (2008) (A collection of selected poems) •	Chh(n)era Chh(n)era megh o chameli (2009) (A collection of occasional writings)

Other works:

Sajal Bhairobi (1972) Lajuk Octopus (1977) Bhumadhyashagore Andha Ghurni Ja Boluk (1987) Shange Nie Chole jai Paharchuroy (1994) Tarpor Hathath Akdin Moumachhi (2002) Pakhi Baley (2009)

References :

Daily Prothom Alo Bangladesher Shrestho Kabita : Edited by Sajjad Sharif and Ranajit Das Ministry of Health and Welfare University of Chttagong Johns Hopkins University/JHU/CCP, Baltimore, USA