Ahmede Hussain

Ahmede Hussain
Born	(1978-07-16) July 16, 1978 (age 46)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Writer

Ahmede Hussain (born 16 July 1978) is a Bangladeshi writer.

His ancestors hail from the former Portuguese enclave of Patherghata, Chittagong in Bangladesh. He was the Literary Editor of The Daily Star (Bangladesh). He edited The New Anthem: The Subcontinent in its Own Words, an anthology of fiction from the Indian subcontinent.[1] The book has been greeted with acclaim: "The richness is all, both in terms of the writers brought together and in the quality of the tales that come to you one after the other."[2]

He has finished writing his first novel. [3] He is also a senior journalist with an interest in South Asian politics and strategic affairs. [4]

Works

• Hussain, Ahmede, ed. (2009). The New Anthem: The Subcontinent in its Own Words. Chennai, India: Tranquebar Press. ISBN 978-9380032450.
• Blues for Allah, Published from Monash University
• The Journal of Contemporary Literature, an Indian journal, has published Ahmede Hussain and Tabish Khair's conversations on literature, politics and the world today in its Volume 1, No 1 issue.

References

1. "Ahmede Hussain". 28 February 2015.
2. "Making Sense of Literary Realities". Star Weekend. The Daily Star. 23 October 2009.
3. https://foreignpolicy.com/author/ahmede-hussain/
4. https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/08/03/washington-bangladesh-democracy-elections-hasina/