Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Neamat Imam (Bengali: নেয়ামত ইমাম; born January 5, 1971) is a Bangladeshi-Canadian author of literary fiction. His first novel, The Black Coat, was published by Penguin Books India from its Hamish Hamilton imprint in 2013. It is considered the "gold standard for any book which seeks to engage with South Asian politics or history" and a "future classic." He has also authored 2 plays, 2 novellas, and a collection of poetry in Bengali language.In Bangladesh, Imam's book The Black Coat was quoted by Begum Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh's ex-prime minister and leader of the opposition in the national parliament, in her Facebook page because of its anti-Awami League sentiment. He is considered to have exceeded all the indigenous and foreign critics of Sheikh Mujib as he does not accept Sheikh Mujib as the Father of the Bengali Nation because of Sheikh Mujib's introduction of one-party rule in Bangladesh in 1975. Imam is also called a sympathizer of Islamic politics because of his critique of the tribunal set by the Awami League government to try the collaborators of Pakistan.. }
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- Neamat_Imam abstract "Neamat Imam (Bengali: নেয়ামত ইমাম; born January 5, 1971) is a Bangladeshi-Canadian author of literary fiction. His first novel, The Black Coat, was published by Penguin Books India from its Hamish Hamilton imprint in 2013. It is considered the "gold standard for any book which seeks to engage with South Asian politics or history" and a "future classic." He has also authored 2 plays, 2 novellas, and a collection of poetry in Bengali language.In Bangladesh, Imam's book The Black Coat was quoted by Begum Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh's ex-prime minister and leader of the opposition in the national parliament, in her Facebook page because of its anti-Awami League sentiment. He is considered to have exceeded all the indigenous and foreign critics of Sheikh Mujib as he does not accept Sheikh Mujib as the Father of the Bengali Nation because of Sheikh Mujib's introduction of one-party rule in Bangladesh in 1975. Imam is also called a sympathizer of Islamic politics because of his critique of the tribunal set by the Awami League government to try the collaborators of Pakistan.".