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Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq (born 30 September 1940) is a Bangladeshi writer, essayist, translator, critic, columnist and activist. He is a former professor of Bengali language and literature at the University of Dhaka. He is the convener of Rashtrabhasha Bangla Rokkha Komiti (State Language Bengali Protection Committee). He received Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1981. On 27 October 2024 the Interim government has appointed Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq as the new president of Bangla Academy.
Early life
Haq was born in Pakundia, Kishoreganj to Muhammad Abdul Hakim and Jahanara Khatun. His wife is Farida Pradhan.
Haq passed the Entrance Examination from Mymensingh Zilla School in 1959. In 1961, he passed the Higher Secondary Certificate in Science from Ananda Mohan College. He graduated from the University of Dhaka in 1965 and completed his post-graduation from the same university in 1966. While studying at Dhaka University, he came in contact with Munir Chowdhury, Ahmed Sharif, Humayun Azad, Nilima Ibrahim and was introduced to progressive ideas.
Career
Haq was a faculty member of the Department of Bengali at the University of Dhaka for four decades. He has been editing the literary magazine called Lokayata since 1982.
His son, Faisal Abedeen Deepan, who was a publisher, was murdered by a Jihadist group in 2015.
Selected bibliography
Muktir Sangram (মুক্তিসংগ্রাম, 1972)
Kaler Jatrar Dhwani (কালের যাত্রার ধ্বনি, 2004)
Ekushe February Andolon (একুশে ফেব্রআরি আন্দোলন, 1976)
Manush o Tar Poribesh (মানুষ ও তার পরিবেশ, 1988)
Sahityacinta (সাহিত্যচিন্তা, 1995)
Rajniti o Dorshon (রাজনীতি ও দর্শন, 1989)
Bangladesher Rajnitite Buddhijibider Bhumika (বাঙলাদেশের রাজনীতিতে বুদ্ধিজীবীদের ভূমিকা, 1997)
Unish Shataker Modhyashreni o Bangla Sahitya (উনিশশতকের মধ্যশ্রেণি ও বাঙলা সাহিত্য, 1979)
Mao Setunger Gyantattwa (মাও সেতুঙের জ্ঞানতত্ত্ব, 1987)
Sahitya o Sangskriti Prosonge (সাহিত্য ও সংস্কৃতি প্রসঙ্গে, 2002)
Shreshtha Prabandha (শ্রেষ্ঠ প্রবন্ধ, 2011)
= Translations
=Rajnoitik Adarsha (রাজনৈতিক আদর্শ, 1972), a translation of Bertrand Russell's Political Ideals
Nobojuger Protthyasha (নবযুগের প্রত্যাশায়, 1989), a translation of Bertrand Russell's New Hopes for a Changing World
= Editor
=Lokayata
References
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- Mymensingh Zilla School
- List of Bangla Academy Literary Award recipients (1980–1989)
- Pakundia Upazila
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