Mofidul Hoque Explained

Mofidul Hoque
Native Name:মফিদুল হক
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Date:13 February 1948
Birth Place:Noakhali, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Occupation:researcher, essayist
Alma Mater:University of Dhaka
Awards:Ekushey Padak (2016)

Mofidul Hoque (born 13 February 1948)[1] is a Bangladeshi researcher, publisher and essayist.[2] He is one of the founder trustees of the Bangladesh Liberation War Museum.[3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2013 by the government of Bangladesh.[4]

Early life

Hoque was born on 13 February 1948 in Noakhali of the then East Bengal (now Bangladesh).[1] He obtained his masters in sociology from the University of Dhaka.[5]

Awards

Personal life

Hoque is married to Sheema Moslem.[7] Haque has a brother Monzurul Huq and a sister, Dilruba Islam (d. 2022).[8]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-05-27. bn:মফিদুল হক . https://www.deshebideshe.com/wiw/details/370 . deshebideshe.com . 2023-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20200527084419/https://www.deshebideshe.com/wiw/details/370. 2020-05-27.
  2. News: Poet Mofidul Haque honoured . Daily Sun . 25 November 2019 . en.
  3. Web site: Board of Trustees - Liberation War Museum . liberationwarmuseumbd.org . 2023-05-19.
  4. Web site: 2016-02-10 . 16 named for Ekushey Padak . 2023-05-20 . The Daily Star . en.
  5. News: bn:মফিদুল হক . https://arts.bdnews24.com/?page_id=4690 . bdnews24 . 9 October 2012 . bn . 25 November 2019.
  6. Web site: Mofidul Hoque, Aly Zaker get Altaf Mahmud Padak - Art & Culture - observerbd.com . 2023-05-20 . The Daily Observer.
  7. News: bn:মফিদুল হক বহু গুণে গুণান্বিত মানুষ . https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/874171/মফিদুল-হক-বহু-গুণে-গুণান্বিত-মানুষ . Prothom Alo . bn . 2023-05-19.
  8. Web site: Liberation War Museum trustee Mofidul Hoque's sister Dilruba Islam passes away . 2023-05-20 . unb.com.bd.