Literature
Sezan Mahmud published his debut novel "AgniBalak" (অগ্নিবালক) in 2009, well received by eminent writers and critics of contemporary Bengali literature. Sezan Mahmud’s first book was published in 1988 (Habijabi, collection of rhymes) for which he was awarded Agrani Bank Award for Juvenile Literature by Shishu Academy. His book on the true, untold stories of Naval Commandos in the Bangladesh liberation war (1971), for which he researched three years in remote villages in Bangladesh and west Bengal province of India, Operation Jackpot ("অপারেশন জ্যাকপট", ১৯৯১) drew vast attention from intellectuals, writers and general readers. His contribution to popularize the history of liberation war of Bangladesh to youngsters is noteworthy. His juvenile novel based on the liberation war ('Moner Ghuri Latai', 1992) was picturized as full-length feature film "Gourob" (গৌরব) directed by nationally awarded film director Harunur Rashid,. His writing has been selected and included by Bangladesh Text Book Board since 1996 in the sixth grade along with the most eminent writers of Bengali literature.
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