Mohammad Moniruzzaman | |
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মোহাম্মদ মনিরুজ্জামান | |
| Born | (1936-08-15)15 August 1936 |
| Died | 3 September 2008(2008-09-03) (aged 72) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Occupations | 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
Moniruzzaman received his BA in 1958 and his MA in 1959 from University of Dhaka. In 1969, he got his Ph.D. 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.
Awards
- Certificate of Merit for Distinguished Contribution to Poetry by International Who's Who in poetry of London (1969)1
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (1972)23
- Ekushey Padak (1987)
- Alaol Padak3
- Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of London (1969)
- Fellow of Bangla Academy (1972)
filmography
- Deep Nebhe Nai (1970)
- Nijere Haraye Khuji (1972)
- Tejjo Putro (1998)
References
References
- 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.
- "Lyricist Dr. Moniruzzaman passes away". The Daily Star. September 5, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2018.