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Syed Abul Maksud

Syed Abul Maksud
সৈয়দ আবুল মকসুদ
Born(1946-10-23)23 October 1946
Died23 February 2021(2021-02-23) (aged 74)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationWriter
AwardsBangla Academy Literary Award

Syed Abul Maksud (23 October 1946 – 23 February 2021)[1] was a Bangladeshi journalist, columnist, research scholar, essayist, and writer. He was acclaimed for his critical and research work.[2] He was a regular contributor to the Daily Prothom Alo. His essays on literature, society, culture and politics are much appreciated[by whom?] for his clear view, lucid language and simple style.[2] He carried out substantive research works on "the lives of famous litterateurs such as Rabindranath Tagore, Buddhadeva Bose", Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Syed Waliullah etc.[3] His Journal of Germany is a popular travel book.[2] In 1995, he was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award by Bangla Academy for his contributions to Bengali Literature.[2]

Death

Maksud died at the age of 74 on the way to the hospital after falling ill on 23 February 2021.[4]

Selected publications

  • Juddha O Manusher Murkhata (1988)
  • Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasanir jiban, Karmakanda, rajniti o darshan (1986)
  • Gandhi, Nehru and Noakhali (2008)
  • Dhakar Buddhadeb Basu (2011)
  • Dhaka University & Higher Education in Bangladesh (2016)
  • Syed Waliullah'r Jibon O Sahitya
  • Rabindranather Dharmatattwa O Darshan (2012)

References

  1. ^ "Noted columnist Syed Abul Maksud no more". The Daily Star. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Selina Hossain, Nurul Islam and Mobarak Hossain, ed. (2000). Bangla Academy Dictionary of Writers. Dhaka: Bangla Academy. p. 183. ISBN 984-07-4052-0.
  3. ^ "A literary life in retrospect". The Daily Star. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Noted columnist Syed Abul Maksud no more". bangladarpan.com. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.