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{{Other people||Rafiqul Islam (disambiguation)}} | {{Other people||Rafiqul Islam (disambiguation)}} | ||
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} | {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}{{Infobox officeholder | ||
{{Infobox officeholder | | name = Professor Dr. Rafiqul Islam | ||
| name | | predecessor1 = [[Anisuzzaman|Professor Dr. Anisuzzaman]] | ||
| | | occupation = [[Educationist]], [[Researcher]], [[Professor]], [[Writer]] | ||
| | | title2 = | ||
| native_name = অধ্যাপক ড. রফিকুল ইসলাম | |||
| | | successor = | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1934|1|1|df=y}} | |||
| | | birth_place = [[Matlab Uttar Upazila|Matlab North]], [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]], [[Bangladesh]] | ||
| | | nationality = [[Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]] | ||
| birth_date | | alma_mater = {{Ubl | [[University of Dhaka]], | [[Cornell University]], | [[University of Minnesota]], | [[University of Michigan|University of Michigan-Ann Arbor]], | [[University of Hawaiʻi]]}} | ||
| birth_place | | father = Md. Zulfiqar Ali | ||
| | | mother = Jannatun Nesa | ||
| native_name_lang = bn | |||
| office = [[Bangla Academy|President of Bangla Academy]] | |||
| spouse = Jahanara Islam | |||
| term_end1 = | |||
| awards = [[Independence Award]],<br> [[Ekushey Padak]],<br> [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]],<br> [[Nazrul Academy Award]],<br> [[International Mother Language Award]] | |||
| predecessor2 = | |||
| term_end2 = 08 April 2009 | |||
| term_start2 = 20 October 2008 | |||
| image = Rafiqul Islam portrait.jpg | |||
| office2 = 1st [[Vice-Chancellor]] of [[Jashore University of Science and Technology]] | |||
| term_start1 = 03 December 2018 | |||
| successor2 = Prof. Dr. Md. Abdus Sattar | |||
| office1 = [[Nazrul Institute|Chairman of Nazrul Institute]] | |||
| predecessor = [[Anisuzzaman|Professor Dr. Anisuzzaman]] | |||
| term_end = | |||
| term_start = 01 July 2021 | |||
| known_for = Nazrul research | |||
| chancellor2 = [[President of Bangladesh]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Rafiqul Islam''' (born 1 January 1934) is a Bangladeshi educationist, scholar, writer and cultural activist. He is the current president of [[Bangla Academy]] since May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-19|title=Dr Rafiqul Islam appointed Bangla Academy president|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/05/19/dr-rafiqul-islam-appointed-bangla-academy-president|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> He was inducted as a [[National Professor]] by the [[Government of Bangladesh]] in 2018.<ref name="national">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/3-educationists-become-national-professors-1592581|title=3 educationists become national professors|date=June 20, 2018|work=The Daily Star|access-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref> He is a professor emeritus and adviser to the Centre for Bangla Studies of the [[University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh]] (ULAB).<ref name="national" /> He is the current chairman of the [[Nazrul Institute]].<ref name="national" /> He was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] and [[Independence Day Award]] by the [[Government of Bangladesh]].<ref name="star">{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/supplements/star-lifetime-awardees-2016/prof-rafiqul-islam-212632|title=Nazrul Studies : Prof. Rafiqul Islam|date=February 5, 2016|access-date=March 5, 2016|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> | |||
== Early life == | |||
Rafiqul Islam was born on 1 January 1934 at [[Matlab Uttar Upazila|Matlab Uttar]] in [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]]. His father's name was Md. Zulfiqar Ali and his mother was Jannatun Nesa. | |||
'''Rafiqul Islam''' (born 1 January 1934) is a Bangladeshi educationist, scholar, writer and cultural activist. He is the current president of [[Bangla Academy]] since May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-19|title=Dr Rafiqul Islam appointed Bangla Academy president|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/05/19/dr-rafiqul-islam-appointed-bangla-academy-president|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> He was inducted as a [[National Professor]] by the [[Government of Bangladesh]] in 2018.<ref name=national>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/3-educationists-become-national-professors-1592581|title=3 educationists become national professors|date=June 20, 2018|work=The Daily Star|access-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref> He is a professor emeritus and adviser to the Centre for Bangla Studies of the [[University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh]] (ULAB).<ref name=national/> He is the current chairman of the [[Nazrul Institute]].<ref name=national/> He was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] and [[Independence Day Award]] by the [[Government of Bangladesh]].<ref name=star>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/supplements/star-lifetime-awardees-2016/prof-rafiqul-islam-212632|title=Nazrul Studies : Prof. Rafiqul Islam|date=February 5, 2016|access-date=March 5, 2016|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> | |||
==Education and career== | ==Education and career== | ||
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==Awards and honours== | ==Awards and honours== | ||
* [[Nazrul Award]] | * [[Nazrul Award|Nazrul Academy Award]] | ||
* [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] (1984)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://banglaacademy.org.bd/?page_id=1315|script-title=bn:পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা|language=bn|trans-title=Winners list|access-date=August 23, 2017|publisher=Bangla Academy}}</ref> | * [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] (1984)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://banglaacademy.org.bd/?page_id=1315|script-title=bn:পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা|language=bn|trans-title=Winners list|access-date=August 23, 2017|publisher=Bangla Academy}}</ref> | ||
* [[Ekushey Padak]] (2001) | * [[Ekushey Padak]] (2001) | ||
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[[Category:Bangladeshi male writers]] | [[Category:Bangladeshi male writers]] | ||
[[Category:Cornell University alumni]] | [[Category:Cornell University alumni]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of Bangla Academy Award]] | [[Category:Recipients of Bangla Academy Award]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]] | ||