Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq (professor)

Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq (born 30 September 1944) is a Bangladeshi writer, essayist, translator, critic, columnist and activist.[1] He is a former professor of Bengali language and literature at the University of Dhaka.[2][3] He is the convener of Rashtrabhasha Bangla Rokkha Komiti (রাষ্ট্রভাষা বাংলা রক্ষা কমিটি, State Language Bengali Protection Committee).[4] He received Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1981.[5]

Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq
Native name
আবুল কাসেম ফজলুল হক
Born (1944-09-30) 30 September 1944
Kishoreganj
OccupationProfessor, writer
LanguageBengali
CitizenshipBangladeshi
Notable awardsBangla Academy Literary Award (1981)
ChildrenFaisal Abedin Deepan(Son)

Early life

He was born in Pakundia , Kishoreganj, Bangladesh . His father Muhammad Abdul Hakim, mother Jahanara Khatun and his wife Farida Pradhan.[6]

Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq passed the Entrance Examination from Mymensingh Zilla School in 1959. In 1961, he passed the Higher Secondary Certificate in Science from Anandamohan College. He graduated from Dhaka University in 1965 and completed his post graduation from the same university in 1966.[1][6]  While studying at Dhaka University, he came in contact with Munir Chowdhury, Ahmed Sharif, Humayun Azad, Nilima Ibrahim and was introduced to progressive ideas.

Career

Haq was a faculty member of the Department of Bengali at the University of Dhaka for four decades. He has been editing the literary magazine called Lokayata since 1982.

Selected bibliography
  • Muktir Sangram (মুক্তিসংগ্রাম, 1972)
  • Kaler Jatrar Dhwani (কালের যাত্রার ধ্বনি, 2004)
  • Ekushe February Andolon (একুশে ফেব্রআরি আন্দোলন, 1976)
  • Manush o Tar Poribesh (মানুষ ও তার পরিবেশ, 1988)
  • Sahityacinta (সাহিত্যচিন্তা, 1995)
  • Rajniti o Dorshon (রাজনীতি ও দর্শন, 1989)
  • Bangladesher Rajnitite Buddhijibider Bhumika (বাঙলাদেশের রাজনীতিতে বুদ্ধিজীবীদের ভূমিকা, 1997)
  • Unish Shataker Modhyashreni o Bangla Sahitya (উনিশশতকের মধ্যশ্রেণি ও বাঙলা সাহিত্য, 1979)
  • Mao Setunger Gyantattwa (মাও সেতুঙের জ্ঞানতত্ত্ব, 1987)
  • Sahitya o Sangskriti Prosonge (সাহিত্য ও সংস্কৃতি প্রসঙ্গে, 2002)
  • Shreshtha Prabandha (শ্রেষ্ঠ প্রবন্ধ, 2011)

Translations
  • Rajnoitik Adarsha (রাজনৈতিক আদর্শ, 1972), a translation of Bertrand Russell's Political Ideals
  • Nobojuger Protthyasha (নবযুগের প্রত্যাশায়, 1989), a translation of Bertrand Russell's New Hopes for a Changing World

Editor
  • Lokayata

Awards

References
  1. Selina Hossain, Nurul Islam and Mobarak Hossain, ed. (2000). Bangla Academy Dictionary of Writers. Dhaka: Bangla Academy. pp. 15–16. ISBN 984-07-4052-0.
  2. "যেভাবে চরমপন্থায় রূপ নিল উগ্র বাম আন্দোলন". BBC Bengali. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  3. "'The conflict between secularists and the religious-minded must stop'". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  4. "সর্বস্তরে বাংলা ভাষা প্রতিষ্ঠার দাবি". Prothom Alo. Transcom Group. Archived from the original on 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  5. "পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত লেখক তালিকা – বাংলা একাডেমি" [List of Bangla Academy Literary Award recipients]. Bangla Academy (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  6. সৈয়দ মোহাম্মদ শাহেদ সম্পাদিত বাংলা একাডেমী লেখক অভিধান; পরিবর্ধিত ও পরিমার্জিত সংস্করণ, সেপ্টেম্বর, ২০০৮; পৃষ্ঠা-৪৮, আইএসবিএন 984-07-4725--8
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