| Abul Ahsan Choudhury | |
| Native Name: | আবুল আহসান চৌধুরী |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Birth Date: | 13 January 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Mazampur, Kushtia, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Alma Mater: | University of Dhaka |
| Subject: | Folklore, Lalon music |
| Occupation: | Professor of Islamic University, Bangladesh |
| Notable Works: | Swadesh Amar Bangla (1971) Nilkantha Jiban Tumi (1974) |
| Awards: | Bangla Academy Literary Award, Full List |
Abul Ahsan Choudhury (born January 13, 1953) is a poet, researcher and folklorist of Bangladesh.[1] He is the senior professor of the Department of Bengali at the Islamic University, Bangladesh.[2] He is active in research and academic matters home and abroad.[3] He received a Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2009.
Choudhury was born in Mazampur, Kushtia, Bangladesh. His father, Fazlul Bari Chowdhury, was a writer, social worker and former honorary magistrate. His mother is Saleha Khatun. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Dhaka in 1975, graduating with honours. He received his Master of Arts degree in 1976 and his Ph.D. from the same university in 1995.
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Choudhury has published two books of poetry, Swadesh Amar Bangla (1971) and Nilkantha Jiban Tumi (1974), and a range of research publications, including on Fakir Lalon Shah, Mir Mosharraf Hossain and Kangal Harinath Mazumder. He also writes a newspaper column.[4]