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Rahim Shah (born 3 October 1959) is a Bangladeshi children's writer and rhymester. He received the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2019.
Rahim Shah | |
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 Rahim Shah | |
| Born | 3 October 1959 Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| Education | University of Chittagong |
| Occupation | Children's writer |
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| Language | Bengali |
| Notable awards | Bangla Academy Literary Award |
Rahim Shah was born on 3 October 1959 in West Bakalia, Chittagong. He is the fifth child of K. M. Abdus Shukur and Syeda Rizia Begum of Chandanaish Upazila, Chittagong. He completed his primary education from West Bakalia Government Primary School in 1969. He passed his SSC from Bakalia Government High School and HSC from Haji Muhammad Mohsin College. In 1987, he completed his bachelor's degree under the University of Chittagong.
He served as the Executive Director of the environmental NGO Shapla Doel Foundation and Vice President of NCC (Nature Conservation Committee). Primarily a writer of children's literature, he began writing in 1970. He has been a regular contributor to several national newspapers in Bangladesh.
He started his journalism career with Dainik Naya Bangla in 1981. He worked at Bangladesh Shishu Academy from 1989 to 2003. Later, he worked with Dainik Prabhat, Dainik Sokaler Khobor, and bdnews24.com. Currently, he serves as a consultant at a publishing house.[which?]