Abul Kalam Mohammed Zakaria | |
Native Name: | আবুল কালাম মোহাম্মদ যাকারিয়া |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Birth Place: | Brahmanbaria, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Alma Mater: | University of Dhaka |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Awards: | Ekushey Padak |
Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Resting Place: | Darikandi village, Bancharampur Upazila, Brahmanbaria District |
Abul Kalam Mohammed Zakaria (– 24 February 2016) was a Bangladeshi scholar and archaeologist.[1] He was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2015 and the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2005 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to research.[2]
Zakaria earned his bachelor's in English literature from the University of Dhaka. In 1946, he started his career as a teacher at Azizul Haq College in Bogra. Later, he joined the civil service.[3]
In 1968, Zakaria helped to discover a site containing Sintakote Vihar of the 5th century in Dinajpur.[3]
Zakira retired from the position of Secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Sports in 1976.[4]
Zakaria edited the following books.[3]