Akhteruzzaman Elias Writer
Akhteruzzaman Elias (Bengali: আখতারুজ্জামান ইলিয়াস; February 16, 1943 - January 4, 1997), born in Gaibandha District, was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer. Though he wrote only two novels, critics place Elias in the pantheon of great Bengali novelists.