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| name = Muntasir Mamoon | | name = Muntasir Mamoon | ||
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| alma_mater = [[Dhaka University]] | | alma_mater = [[Dhaka University]] | ||
| education = PhD | | education = PhD | ||
| awards = [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] <br> [[Ekushey Padak]] | | awards = [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]]<br />[[Ekushey Padak]] | ||
| occupation = author, researcher, translator | | occupation = author, researcher, translator | ||
| spouse = Fatema Mamoon | | spouse = Fatema Mamoon | ||
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'''Muntasir Mamoon''' (born 1951) his full name is Muntasir Uddin Khan Mamun, he is a Bangladeshi writer, historian, scholar, [[secularist]], translator, and professor at [[University of Dhaka]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Azad |first1=Abid |title=Jamaat building militant network in South Asia |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/crime/2014/oct/17/%E2%80%98jamaat-building-militant-network-south-asia%E2%80%99 |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune | | '''Muntasir Mamoon''' (born 1951) his full name is '''Muntasir Uddin Khan Mamun''', he is a Bangladeshi writer, historian, scholar, [[secularist]], translator, and professor at [[University of Dhaka]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Azad |first1=Abid |title=Jamaat building militant network in South Asia |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/crime/2014/oct/17/%E2%80%98jamaat-building-militant-network-south-asia%E2%80%99 |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=LIFE TERM Not enough |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=268061 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Shahriar Kabir's book on war crimes launched |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/shahriar-kabirs-book-on-war-crimes-launched-10163 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=V-Day with a difference |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/v-day-with-a-difference/ |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref> He was awarded [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] and [[Ekushey Padak]] by the [[government of Bangladesh]]. | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Mamoon was born in 1951. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degree from the Department of History of the [[University of Dhaka]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Muntassir Mamoon gets Bangiya Sahitya Parishad award|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/muntassir-mamoon-gets-bangiya-sahitya-parishad-award-105562 |newspaper=The Daily Star | | Mamoon was born in 1951. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degree from the Department of History of the [[University of Dhaka]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Muntassir Mamoon gets Bangiya Sahitya Parishad award |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/muntassir-mamoon-gets-bangiya-sahitya-parishad-award-105562 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref> | ||
== | ==Career== | ||
Mamoon mainly worked on the historical city of [[Dhaka]]. He wrote several books about this city, took part in movements to protect Dhaka. Among his historical works on 1971 is his ''Sei Sob Pakistani'', in which many interviews with leading Pakistanis was published. Most of them were the leading Pakistani characters during the liberation war of Bangladesh. | Mamoon mainly worked on the historical city of [[Dhaka]]. He wrote several books about this city, took part in movements to protect Dhaka. Among his historical works on 1971 is his ''Sei Sob Pakistani'', in which many interviews with leading Pakistanis was published. Most of them were the leading Pakistani characters during the liberation war of Bangladesh. | ||
In 2009, Mamoon and General KM Safiullah filed a petition with the Bangladesh High Court asking it to direct the government to maintain the historic locations at [[Suhrawardy Udyan]] and all over Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-07-07 |title=HC verdict today |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-95979 |access-date=2023-01-09 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> Justices [[A. B. M. Khairul Haque]] and [[Md. Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed]] of the High Court Division issued a verdict in favor of the petitioners asking the government to preserve historical sites.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-07-08 |title=Preserve war memorials, historic sites |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-96086 |access-date=2023-01-09 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> He is the vice president of Ekatturer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, advocacy group for the trial of War Criminals of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Shahriar Kabir finds recent city polls among fairest in history |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/shahriar-kabir-finds-recent-city-polls-among-fairest-history-80390 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref> | |||
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In 2012, Mamoon appeared as a prosecution witness at International Crimes Tribunal-1 which was engaged by the Bangladesh Government to try the war criminals of 1971. In his witness's account, Mamoon said that members of the [[East Pakistan Central Peace Committee|Peace Committee]] used to advise Pakistani military leaders about where and how to strike the freedom fighters of Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 July 2012 |title=Peace Committee got support from Pakistan govt: Prof Muntassir tells war crimes tribunal |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=240977 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> | |||
== | Mamoon is the Bangabandhu chair at the [[University of Chittagong]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Abul Hasnat's Kabitasamagra launched |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/185802/abul-hasnats-kabitasamagra-launched |access-date=2023-01-09 |work=New Age |language=en}}</ref> He is the chairman of the trustee board of 1971: Genocide and Torture Archive and Museum in Khulna.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Genocide museum celebrates founding anniv with sculpture exhibition |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/171070/genocide-museum-celebrates-founding-anniv-with-sculpture-exhibition |access-date=2023-01-09 |work=New Age |language=en}}</ref> He received criticism for endorsing anti-Islamic activities referenced in [[Shah Ahmad Shafi]]'s open letter named ''[[An Open Letter from Shah Ahmad Shafi to the Government and the Public]]'' related to the [[2013 Shahbag protests|Shahbag protests]] in 2013.<ref name=":WP">{{Cite book |title=[[White Paper: 2000 Days of Fundamentalist and Communal Violence in Bangladesh]] |publisher=Public Commission to Investigate Fundamentalist and Communal Terrorism |year=2022 |location=Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212 |page=52 |language=bn}}</ref> | ||
[[Gazi MH Tamim]], a lawyer of [[Supreme Court of Bangladesh|Bangladesh Supreme Court]] filed genocide charges against him at the International Crimes Tribunal over the police raid on [[2013 Shapla Square protests]] of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh]] on 20 August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hasina, 18 others face 'genocide' complaint at ICT over Shapla Chattar killings |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/7c244794f54a |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Shapla Chattar ‘genocide’ complaint filed at ICT against Hasina |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
* [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] | * [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] | ||
* [[Ekushey Padak]], 2010<ref>{{cite news |title=15 named for Ekushey Padak—2010 |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=126674 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=17 February | * [[Ekushey Padak]], 2010<ref>{{cite news |title=15 named for Ekushey Padak—2010 |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=126674 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=17 February 2010}}</ref> | ||
* Lekhak Shibir Puroskar | * Lekhak Shibir Puroskar | ||
* Agrani Bank Award | * Agrani Bank Award | ||
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* President's Award, 1963 | * President's Award, 1963 | ||
* Mercantile Bank Gold Medal | * Mercantile Bank Gold Medal | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{ | {{Reflist}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Bangladeshi historians]] | [[Category:20th-century Bangladeshi historians]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of Bangla Academy Award]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Bangla Academy Award]] | ||
[[Category:21st-century Bangladeshi historians]] | [[Category:21st-century Bangladeshi historians]] | ||
[[Category:Chittagong College alumni]] | |||
[[Category:People from Chandpur District]] | |||
Latest revision as of 08:04, 15 March 2026
Muntasir Mamoon | |
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মুনতাসীর মামুন | |
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| Born | 1951 (age 74–75) |
| Education | PhD |
| Alma mater | Dhaka University |
| Occupation | author, researcher, translator |
| Spouse(s) | Fatema Mamoon |
| Awards | Bangla Academy Literary Award Ekushey Padak |
Muntasir Mamoon (born 1951) his full name is Muntasir Uddin Khan Mamun, he is a Bangladeshi writer, historian, scholar, secularist, translator, and professor at University of Dhaka.[1][2][3][4] He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award and Ekushey Padak by the government of Bangladesh.
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Mamoon was born in 1951. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degree from the Department of History of the University of Dhaka.[5]
Career[edit | edit source]
Mamoon mainly worked on the historical city of Dhaka. He wrote several books about this city, took part in movements to protect Dhaka. Among his historical works on 1971 is his Sei Sob Pakistani, in which many interviews with leading Pakistanis was published. Most of them were the leading Pakistani characters during the liberation war of Bangladesh.
In 2009, Mamoon and General KM Safiullah filed a petition with the Bangladesh High Court asking it to direct the government to maintain the historic locations at Suhrawardy Udyan and all over Bangladesh.[6] Justices A. B. M. Khairul Haque and Md. Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed of the High Court Division issued a verdict in favor of the petitioners asking the government to preserve historical sites.[7] He is the vice president of Ekatturer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, advocacy group for the trial of War Criminals of Bangladesh Liberation War.[8]
In 2012, Mamoon appeared as a prosecution witness at International Crimes Tribunal-1 which was engaged by the Bangladesh Government to try the war criminals of 1971. In his witness's account, Mamoon said that members of the Peace Committee used to advise Pakistani military leaders about where and how to strike the freedom fighters of Bangladesh.[9]
Mamoon is the Bangabandhu chair at the University of Chittagong.[10] He is the chairman of the trustee board of 1971: Genocide and Torture Archive and Museum in Khulna.[11] He received criticism for endorsing anti-Islamic activities referenced in Shah Ahmad Shafi's open letter named An Open Letter from Shah Ahmad Shafi to the Government and the Public related to the Shahbag protests in 2013.[12]
Gazi MH Tamim, a lawyer of Bangladesh Supreme Court filed genocide charges against him at the International Crimes Tribunal over the police raid on 2013 Shapla Square protests of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh on 20 August 2024.[13]
Awards[edit | edit source]
- Bangla Academy Literary Award
- Ekushey Padak, 2010[14]
- Lekhak Shibir Puroskar
- Agrani Bank Award
- Dr. Hilali Gold Medal
- President's Award, 1963
- Mercantile Bank Gold Medal
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Azad, Abid. "Jamaat building militant network in South Asia". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ "LIFE TERM Not enough". The Daily Star. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ "Shahriar Kabir's book on war crimes launched". The Daily Star. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ "V-Day with a difference". The Daily Star. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ "Muntassir Mamoon gets Bangiya Sahitya Parishad award". The Daily Star. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ "HC verdict today". The Daily Star. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ↑ "Preserve war memorials, historic sites". The Daily Star. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ↑ "Shahriar Kabir finds recent city polls among fairest in history". The Daily Star. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ "Peace Committee got support from Pakistan govt: Prof Muntassir tells war crimes tribunal". The Daily Star. 5 July 2012.
- ↑ "Abul Hasnat's Kabitasamagra launched". New Age. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ↑ "Genocide museum celebrates founding anniv with sculpture exhibition". New Age. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ↑ White Paper: 2000 Days of Fundamentalist and Communal Violence in Bangladesh (in Bengali). Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212: Public Commission to Investigate Fundamentalist and Communal Terrorism. 2022. p. 52.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ↑ "Hasina, 18 others face 'genocide' complaint at ICT over Shapla Chattar killings". Shapla Chattar ‘genocide’ complaint filed at ICT against Hasina. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ↑ "15 named for Ekushey Padak—2010". The Daily Star. 17 February 2010.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Tracing back the celebration by Muntassir Mamoon. Excerpt from the book The Festivals of Bangladesh.
- Author: Muntassir Mamoon, Ekushey Boi Mela: List of Books.