Mohammad Moniruzzaman | |
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মোহাম্মদ মনিরুজ্জামান | |
| Born | 15 August 1936 |
| Died | 3 September 2008 (aged 72) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, lyricist, writer, poet |
| Awards | full list |
Mohammad Moniruzzaman (15 August 1936 – 3 September 2008) was a Bangladeshi writer, poet, professor, freedom fighter and lyricist.[1]
Career
Moniruzzaman received his BA in 1958 and his MA in 1959 from University of Dhaka. In 1969, he got his Ph.D. on Hindu-Muslim relationship in modern Bengali poetry.[1] He joined the University's Department of Bengali as a teaching advisor in 1959 and became a lecturer in 1962. He became a professor in 1975 and chair of the department in 1978. He was also district governor of the Rotary club (1986-1987) as well as a member of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Awards
- Certificate of Merit for Distinguished Contribution to Poetry by International Who's Who in poetry of London (1969)[1]
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (1972)[2][3]
- Ekushey Padak (1987)
- Alaol Padak[3]
- Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of London (1969)
- Fellow of Bangla Academy (1972)
filmography
- Deep Nebhe Nai (1970)
- Nijere Haraye Khuji (1972)
- Tejjo Putro (1998)
References
- 1 2 3 Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Moniruzzaman, Mohammad". In Islam, Sirajul; Choudhury, Vishwadev (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ "পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা" [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- 1 2 "Lyricist Dr. Moniruzzaman passes away". The Daily Star. September 5, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
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