শামীম রেজা

Shamim Reza is Poet, Professor and Editor. He was born on 8 March 1971 at Jhalokathi District in greater Barisal. He is the founding Director and Professor of the Bangabandhu Institute of Comparative Literature and Culture, Jahangirnagar University. Reza started his literary journey in the early nineties. Over three decades, his contribution to Bengali Literature, especially in poetry is remarkable. He has been awarded several national and international awards for his literary contributions. A few of his remarkable books include Jakhan Rattir Naima Ashe Subarnanagare (When Night Falls at Subarnanagar), 2006, Hridoylipi (Soul Scripts), 2014, Deshhin Manusher Desh (Country of the Stateless People), 2018. Deys Publications, India published his Best Poems in 2022. Reza is the current Vice-President of PEN International, Bangladesh Chapter.