Shakoor Majid
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Shakoor Majid | |
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 Majid in 2016 | |
| Native name | শাকুর মজিদ |
| Born | 22 November 1965 Sylhet District, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | BSc in architecture |
| Alma mater | Faujdarhat Cadet College Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology |
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Shakoor Majid (born 22 November 1965) is a Bangladeshi architect, writer, film maker and photographer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award 2017 in the travelogue category by the Government of Bangladesh.[1]
Majid was born in Mathiura village at Biani Bazar, Sylhet on 22 November 1965 to Abdul Majid and Farida Khatun. He is the eldest of his five brothers and sisters.[2]
Majid had his primary education from Mathiura Model Primary School, SSC (1982) and HSC (1984) from Faujdarhat Cadet College. He was in the merit list in his secondary exam. He graduated in architecture in 1993 from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). During his student life he worked as journalist in different newspapers.[2]
