Abul Kalam Manzur Morshed Explained

Abul Kalam Manzur Morshed
Native Name:আবুল কালাম মনজুর মোরশেদ
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Director General of Bangla Academy
Term Start:24 February 2005
Term End:16 November 2006
Predecessor:Abul Mansur Muhammad Abu Musa
Successor:Syed Mohammad Shahed
Birth Date:25 May 1938
Birth Place:Rajshahi District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Date:25 July 2023
Death Place:Nakhalpara, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality:Bangladeshi

Abul Kalam Manzur Morshed was a Bangladesh academic, linguist, and former Director General of Bangla Academy.[1] [2]

Early life

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.[4] He completed a second master's from the University of British Columbia in 1974 and his thesis was on the Noakhali dialect.[5] He completed his PhD from the University of Edinburgh in 1982.

Career

Morshed joined the University of Dhaka in 1964 as a lecturer.

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.

Morshed was awarded the Agrani Bank Shishu Academy Children's Literature Award, Bangla Academy Literary Award, and Ekushey Padak.[7]

Death

Morshed died on 25 July 2023 in Nakhalpara, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was buried in Mirpur Intellectuals Graveyard.

Notes and References

  1. News: Rashid . Harunur . 3 September 2016 . A patriot and an intellectual . . 9 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Hossain . Emran . 2009-10-17 . 30 Adivasi languages on verge of extinction . 2023-09-09 . The Daily Star . en.
  3. Web site: Abul Kalam Manzur Morshed dies . 2023-09-09 . New Age . en.
  4. Web site: Dr. Abul Kalam Manzur Morshed Dhaka University Profile . 2023-09-09 . . en.
  5. The phonological, morphological and syntactical patterns of standard colloquial Bengali and the Noakhali dialect . University of British Columbia . 1972 . Abul Kalam Manzur . Morshed.
  6. Web site: 2019-04-22 . Former Director General and Directors – Banglaacademy . 2023-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190422055603/https://banglaacademy.org.bd/english/?page_id=169 . 2019-04-22 .
  7. Web site: 2023-07-26 . Abul Kalam Manzur Morshed no more . 2023-09-09 . The Daily Star . en.