Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq

Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq
আবুল কাসেম ফজলুল হক
Huq in 2015
President of Bangla Academy
In office
27 October 2024 – 5 July 2026
Preceded bySelina Hossain
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Born(1940-09-30)30 September 1940
Pakundia, Bengal Province, British India
Died5 July 2026(2026-07-05) (aged 85)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
ChildrenFaisal Abedin Deepan
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationAcademic, writer
Awards
Bangla Academy Literary Award (1981)
Signature

Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq (30 September 1940 – 5 July 2026) was a Bangladeshi writer, essayist, translator, critic, columnist and activist.[1] He was a professor of Bengali language and literature at the University of Dhaka.[2][3] He was the convener of Rashtrabhasha Bangla Rokkha Komiti (State Language Bengali Protection Committee).[4] He received the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1981.[5] On 27 October 2024, the interim government appointed Haq as the new president of Bangla Academy for a three-year term.[6]

Early life

Haq was born in Pakundia, Kishoreganj in the then Bengal Province, British India to Muhammad Abdul Hakim and Jahanara Khatun.[7]

He 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.[1][7] While studying at the 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 more than forty years.[8] He edited the literary magazine called Lokayata from 1982 until his death. He was the convener of the "State Language Bengali Protection Committee" formed with the goal to ensure Bangla language usage everywhere.[8]

Personal life and death

Haq was married to Farida Pradhan.[7] Their son, Faisal Arefin Dipan, a publisher, was murdered by a jihadist group in 2015.[9]

Haq died on 5 July 2026, at the age of 85, while being treated at a hospital in Mirpur, Dhaka.[10]

Selected bibliography

  • Muktir Sangram (1972)
  • Kaler Jatrar Dhwani (2004)
  • Ekushe February Andolon (1976)
  • Manush o Tar Poribesh (1988)
  • Sahityacinta (1995)
  • Rajniti o Dorshon (1989)
  • Bangladesher Rajnitite Buddhijibider Bhumika (1997)
  • Unish Shataker Modhyashreni o Bangla Sahitya (1979)
  • Mao Setunger Gyantattwa (1987)
  • Sahitya o Sangskriti Prosonge (2002)
  • Shreshtha Prabandha (2011)

Translations

  • Rajnoitik Adarsha (1972), a translation of Bertrand Russell's Political Ideals
  • Nobojuger Protthyasha (1989), a translation of Bertrand Russell's New Hopes for a Changing World

Editor

  • Lokayata

References

  1. 1 2 Selina Hossain, Nurul Islam and Mobarak Hossain, ed. (2000). Bangla Academy Dictionary of Writers. Dhaka: Bangla Academy. pp. 15–16. ISBN 984-07-4052-0.
  2. ↑ যেভাবে চরমপন্থায় রূপ নিল উগ্র বাম আন্দোলন. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). 9 April 2019. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  3. ↑ "'The conflict between secularists and the religious-minded must stop'". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  4. ↑ সর্বস্তরে বাংলা ভাষা প্রতিষ্ঠার দাবি. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 5 February 2017. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  5. ↑ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত লেখক তালিকা – বাংলা একাডেমি [List of Bangla Academy Literary Award recipients]. Bangla Academy (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  6. ↑ "AK Fazlul Haq new Bangla Academy president". The Daily Star. 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  7. 1 2 3 Shahed, Syed Mohammad, ed. (2006). Bangla Akademi Lekhak Abhidhan বাংলা একাডেমী লেখক অভিধান. p. 47. ISBN 984-07-4725--8.
  8. 1 2 "Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq appointed President of Bangla Academy". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  9. ↑ "Publisher of slain atheist writer's books murdered in Dhaka". Hindustan Times. 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  10. ↑ অধ্যাপক আবুল কাসেম ফজলুল হকের প্রয়াণ. bdnews24.com. 2026-07-05. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
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