Mohammad Barkatullah (author)

Mohammad Barkatullah
Mohammad Barkatullah
Born	2 March 1898; Ghorasal, Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	2 November 1974 (aged 76); Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Writer
Awards	full list

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Mohammad Barkatullah (2 March 1898 – 2 November 1974) was a Bangladeshi writer.^[1]^[2]

Life[edit]

Barkatullah was a deputy secretary of education department of East Pakistan, later Bangladesh.

Writing career[edit]

In Parasya Pratibha (The Talents of Persia), he praised the thinking of the Mutazilites in the eighth century, and described the literary, philosophical, and scientific advancements made possible over the succeeding four centuries by their independent spirit.^[3] Barkatullah's literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali Literature in Bangladesh.

Books[edit]

Parasya Pratibha (The Talents of Persia) (1924 and 1932)
Manuser Dharma (1934)
Karbala O Imam Bangser Itihas (1957)
Nabigrha Sangbad, Makka Khanda (1960)
Naya Jatir Srasta Hazrat Muhammad (1963)
Hazrat Osman (1968)
Bangla Sahitye Muslim Dhara (1969)^[4]

Awards[edit]

Bangla Academy Literary Award (1960)
Daud Prize (1960)
Sitara-i-Imtiaz (1962)
President's Award (1970)

References[edit]

↑ Badiuzzaman (2012). "Barkatullah, Mohammad". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
↑ Biographical encyclopedia of Pakistan. Biographical Research Institute. 1972. p. 816.
↑ Banu, U. A. B. Razia Akter (1992). Islam in Bangladesh. E. J. Brill. p. 48. ISBN 978-90-04-09497-0.
↑ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Bangla Academy". In Islam, Sirajul; Helal, Bashir Al (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

Golpo Songroho (Collected Stories), the national textbook of B.A. (pass and subsidiary) course of Bangladesh, published by University of Dhaka in 1979 (reprint in 1986).
Bangla Sahitya (Bengali Literature), the national textbook of intermediate (college) level of Bangladesh published in 1996 by all educational boards.

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[1] Badiuzzaman (2012). "Barkatullah, Mohammad". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

[2] Biographical encyclopedia of Pakistan. Biographical Research Institute. 1972. p. 816.

[3] Banu, U. A. B. Razia Akter (1992). Islam in Bangladesh. E. J. Brill. p. 48. ISBN 978-90-04-09497-0.

[bpedia-4] Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Bangla Academy". In Islam, Sirajul; Helal, Bashir Al (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

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