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Abu Zubair

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Abu Zubair is an author, an electrical engineer and a California farmer.
He was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His father was the Joint Director of Industries of East Pakistan.
He lived through the horrific nine months of the Bangladesh War of Independence and wrote ‘Memoirs of a Child,’ an essay describing his experience during 1971, that won the Shankar Children’s Award from the Prime Minister of India, Mrs. Indira Gandhi in 1973.
At the age of fourteen he was awarded a scholarship to Phillips Academy Andover, Massachusetts. Since then he has been living in the USA.
He holds degrees from Boston University in Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering and is a member of the Tau Beta Pi honorary Engineering society. While att
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Winner Sharp Writ 2011 Book Award

"The Silent and the Lost" just won the 2011 Sharp Writ Book Award for Fiction, a significant step in getting the attention and recognition that the martyrs, the wounded, the Bironganas, war babies and fighters of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 rightly deserve.
You can view the virtual ceremony on Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsFDq0... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on January 26, 2012 08:40
Average rating: 3.95 · 20 ratings · 10 reviews · 1 distinct work
The Silent and the Lost

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Abu Zubair Patricia wrote: "Great new profile picture, Abu!

Trust all is going well with your book.

Best Wishes
Patricia"

It's going very well Patricia.
The Silent and the Lost is now the
Winner of the 2011 Sharp Writ Award, just announced
today.
You can view the virtual ceremony on Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsFDq0...
And it has been picked by University Press Limited to
be showcased in the upcoming February Boi-Mela (book fair) in Dhaka.

Always good wishes!

Abu Zubair


Patricia Great new profile picture, Abu!

Trust all is going well with your book.

Best Wishes
Patricia


message 1: by Abu

Abu Zubair Great to meet you also Lisa. Good reading!


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