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 | 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[edit | edit source]
Moniruzzaman received his BA in 1958 and his MA in 1959 from University of Dhaka.[citation needed] In 1969, he got his PhD from 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.[citation needed]
Awards[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- Deep Nebhe Nai (1970)
- Nijere Haraye Khuji (1972)
- Tejjo Putro (1998)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Lyricist Dr. Moniruzzaman passes away". The Daily Star. September 5, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2018.