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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Bangladeshi poet (1927–2020)}}<br />
{{infobox officeholder<br />
|name=Ashraf Siddiqui<br />
|office=Director General of [[Bangla Academy]]<br />
|term_start = 4 June 1976 <br />
|term_end = 30 June 1982<br />
|predecessor = [[Mustafa Nur-Ul Islam]]<br />
|successor = [[Manzoore Mawla]]<br />
|birth_date={{birth date|1927|03|01|df=y}}<br />
|birth_place=[[Tangail District|Tangail]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
|death_date={{death date and age|2020|3|19|1927|3|1|df=y}}<br />
|death_place=[[Dhaka]], Bangladesh<br />
|nationality=Bangladeshi<br />
|occupation=Writer<br />
|website={{URL|ashrafsiddiqui.com}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Ashraf Siddiqui''' (1 March 1927 – 19 March 2020)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-233007|title=Documentary and website on Dr. Ashraf Siddiqui|date=2012-05-07|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref><ref name=passes>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/renowned-poet-folklorist-dr-ashraf-siddiqui-passes-away-1882894|title=Renowned poet-folklorist Dr Ashraf Siddiqui passes away|date=2020-03-19|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref> was a Bangladeshi poet, researcher, folklorist, and essayist.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://m.thedailynewnation.com/news/126116/folk-scientist-poet-dr-ashraf-siddiqui|title=Folk Scientist Poet Dr Ashraf Siddiqui|work=The New Nation|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.observerbd.com/2015/03/04/75889.php|title=Dr. Ashraf Siddiqui: Poet or Folklorist?|work=The Daily Observer|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref> He was awarded [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] in 1964 and [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1988 by the [[Government of Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://banglaacademy.org.bd/?page_id=1315|script-title=bn:পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা|language=bn|trans-title=Winners list|access-date=23 August 2017|publisher=Bangla Academy}}</ref><ref name=ekushey>{{cite news|url= http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/|script-title=bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ|access-date=23 August 2017|publisher=Government of Bangladesh|language=bn|trans-title=Ekushey Padak winners list}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Siddiqui was born in Nagbari village of Tangail.<ref name=passes/> Siddiqui completed his master's from the [[University of Dhaka]] in Bengali literature.<ref name=bio/> He earned his Ph.D. in folklore studies from the [[Indiana University]].<ref name=bio>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ashrafsiddiqui.com/|title=Dr. Ashraf Siddique|website=www.ashrafsiddiqui.com|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Siddiqui served as a faculty member at [[Rajshahi College]], [[Chittagong College]], [[Ananda Mohan College]], [[Dhaka College]], [[Jagannath College]] and the University of Dhaka.<ref name=passes/> He served as the director of ''Kendrio Bangla Unnoyon Board'', chief editor of ''District Gazetteer'' and director general of [[Bangla Academy]] during 1976–1982.<ref name=passes/><ref name=ba>{{Cite web|url=https://banglaacademy.org.bd/english/?page_id=169|title=Former Director General and Directors – Banglaacademy|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref><br />
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Siddiqui also served as the chairman of [[Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha]], chairman of Bangladesh Press Institute and president of [[Nazrul Academy]] and [[Nazrul Institute]].<ref name=passes/><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Siddiqui was married to Syeda Siddiqui from 1951 until her death in 1997. He died at the age of 93 in 2020.<ref name=bio/><br />
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==Awards==<br />
* [[Ekushey Padak]] for literature (1988)<br />
* [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] for children's literature in 1964<br />
* UNESCO Award (1966)<br />
* Daud Award<br />
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