BRAC Bank-Samakal Literature Award
The BRAC Bank and Daily Samakal Literature Award was launched in 2011. Later, the Young Writer's Award was dedicated in memory of the late novelist Humayun Ahmed. The award is also known as the BRAC Bank-Samakal Shahitya Puroshkar, and has three categories; poetry and novels, essays, autobiographies, travel stories and translations, and Humayun Ahmed Young Writer.
Winners list
2011
- Syed Shamsul Haq
- Dravid Saikot
- Hasan Azizul Haq
2012
- Professor Dr. Anisuzzaman
- Bulbul Chowdhury
- Shuvashis Sinha
2013
2014
- Harishangkar Jaldas
- Sushmita Islam
- Muzib Erom
2015
- Nirmalendu Goon
- Rajkumar Singha
- Swakrita Noman
2016
- Ahmad Rafique
- Jyoti Prakash Dutta
- Mazhar Sircar
2017
- Jatin Sarker
- Syed Manzoorul Islam
- Pias Majid
2018
- Sanjida Khatun
- Selina Hossain
- Swaralipi
2019
- Prof Serajul Islam Choudhury
- Helal Hafiz
- Mozaffor Hossain
2020
- Afsan Chowdhury
- Mohammad Rofiq
- Ronjona Bishwas