Shammi Tultul gets Babui Best Seller Award for her book ‘War Between Ant and Elephant’

Popular young author Shammi Tultul has been given the Babui Best Seller Award for her work in children’s literature, particularly for her book ‘The War Between the Ant and the Elephant’, (Pipre o Hatir juddho) published by the publishing house, Babui.

The book was published back in 2017 and has grabbed people’s attention over the years. Now it has gained award recognition.

Babui Children’s Literature Festival 2026, organised by the leading publishing house Babui ran throughout Saturday (24 October) at the Bangladesh Shishu Academy in Dhaka.

The event started at 8.30am and ended at 5.30pm. Different sessions were ran throughout, including a discussion on the difficulties and opportunities within children’s literature. There was also a session on writing an essay about children’s literature, and discussion sessions within the opening slot of the event (11.30am-11.45am). Refreshments were provided throughout the day.

Attendees included: Professor Mansur Musa (Writer and former director general of Bangla Academy), Hasan Hafiz (Award winning children’s author for Bangla Academy), Kader Babu (Writer, Journalist and Publisher) and famous children’s literature writer Zulfikar Shahadat.

"I feel very honoured to have won this award."

She said she had won many prestigious awards throughout her career within literature, both in Bangladesh and West Bengal but this was the first time she had won an award for her book being a best seller.

"It means a lot to me because it is for my best selling book."

Shammi Tultul is a well known short story writer, novelist and children’s author within Bangladesh and West Bengal. She has also gained recognition internationally.

She has published a total of 17 books within Bangladesh and India.

As she continues her literary journey, she has asked for love, blessings and prayers from her readers and well wishers.