Abul Kalam Manzur Morshed | |
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আবুল কালাম মনজুর মোরশেদ | |
Director General of Bangla Academy | |
In office 24 February 2005 – 16 November 2006 | |
Preceded by | Abul Mansur Muhammad Abu Musa |
Succeeded by | Syed Mohammad Shahed |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 May 1938 Rajshahi District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Died | 25 July 2023 Nakhalpara, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | |
Abul Kalam Manzur Morshed was a Bangladesh academic, linguist, and former Director General of Bangla Academy. [1] [2]
Morshed was born on 25 May 1938 in Rajshahi District, Bengal Presidency, British India. [3] He completed his bachelor's and master's degrees in Bengali Language and Literature from the University of Dhaka in 1959 and 1961 respectively. [3] [4] He completed a second master's from the University of British Columbia in 1974 and his thesis was on the Noakhali dialect. [4] [5] He completed his PhD from the University of Edinburgh in 1982. [4]
Morshed joined the University of Dhaka in 1964 as a lecturer. [3]
On 24 February 2005, Morshed was appointed Director General of the Bangla Academy replacing Abul Mansur Muhammad Abu Musa. [6]
Morshed served as the Director General of the Bangla Academy till 16 November 2006. [6]
Morshed was awarded the Agrani Bank Shishu Academy Children's Literature Award, Bangla Academy Literary Award, and Ekushey Padak. [3] [7]
Morshed died on 25 July 2023 in Nakhalpara, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [3] He was buried in Mirpur Intellectuals Graveyard. [7]
Abul Kalam Manzur Morshed | |
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আবুল কালাম মনজুর মোরশেদ | |
Director General of Bangla Academy | |
In office 24 February 2005 – 16 November 2006 | |
Preceded by | Abul Mansur Muhammad Abu Musa |
Succeeded by | Syed Mohammad Shahed |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 May 1938 Rajshahi District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Died | 25 July 2023 Nakhalpara, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | |
Abul Kalam Manzur Morshed was a Bangladesh academic, linguist, and former Director General of Bangla Academy. [1] [2]
Morshed was born on 25 May 1938 in Rajshahi District, Bengal Presidency, British India. [3] He completed his bachelor's and master's degrees in Bengali Language and Literature from the University of Dhaka in 1959 and 1961 respectively. [3] [4] He completed a second master's from the University of British Columbia in 1974 and his thesis was on the Noakhali dialect. [4] [5] He completed his PhD from the University of Edinburgh in 1982. [4]
Morshed joined the University of Dhaka in 1964 as a lecturer. [3]
On 24 February 2005, Morshed was appointed Director General of the Bangla Academy replacing Abul Mansur Muhammad Abu Musa. [6]
Morshed served as the Director General of the Bangla Academy till 16 November 2006. [6]
Morshed was awarded the Agrani Bank Shishu Academy Children's Literature Award, Bangla Academy Literary Award, and Ekushey Padak. [3] [7]
Morshed died on 25 July 2023 in Nakhalpara, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [3] He was buried in Mirpur Intellectuals Graveyard. [7]