Mohit Kamal
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Bangla Academy Literary Award (2018)
Litterateur Mohit Kamal | |
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 Bangla Academy Fellow, Editor, Shabdaghar
Shabdaghar: A Literary and Cultural Monthly Magazine. | |
| Born | January 2, 1960 |
| Occupations | Psychiatrist, writer |
| Awards | Agrani Bank Shishu Academy Child literature Award (2011) Bangla Academy Literary Award (2018) |
Mohit Kamal (born 2 January 1960) is a Bangladeshi psychiatrist specialized in narcotics/drug addiction related issues. He is a professor of psychotherapy and a former director of National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital, Dhaka. He is also a fiction writer. In recognition of his contributions to child literature, he received Agrani Bank Shishu Academy Child literature Award in 2011 and won Bangla Academy Literary Award-2018 in fiction category.[1][2][3]
Kamal was born on 2 January 1960 at Sandwip Upazila of Chittagong to Asadul Haq and Masuda Khatun.[4] He completed his secondary education from Chittagong Collegiate School and College and higher secondary from Chittagong College. He obtained his MBBS degree from Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College.
