Mohammad Barkatullah (writer) explained
| Mohammad Barkatullah |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1898 |
| Birth Place: | Ghorasal, Pabna District, Bengal Presidency |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Awards: | full list |
Mohammad Barkatullah (2 March 1898 – 2 November 1974) was a Bangladeshi writer.[1] [2] Barkatullah was born at village Ghorashal under Shahjadpur which was belong to Pabna district at that time.[3]
Life
Barkatullah was a deputy secretary of education department of East Pakistan, later Bangladesh.
Writing career
In Parasya Pratibha (The Talents of Persia), he praised the thinking of the Mutazilites in the eighth century, and described the literary, philosophical, and scientific advancements made possible over the succeeding four centuries by their independent spirit.[4] Barkatullah's literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali Literature in Bangladesh.
Books
- Parasya Pratibha (The Talents of Persia) (1924 and 1932)
- Manuser Dharma (1934)
- Karbala O Imam Bangser Itihas (1957)
- Nabigrha Sangbad, Makka Khanda (1960)
- Naya Jatir Srasta Hazrat Muhammad (1963)
- Hazrat Osman (1968)
- Bangla Sahitye Muslim Dhara (1969)[5]
Awards
References
- Golpo Songroho (Collected Stories), the national textbook of B.A. (pass and subsidiary) course of Bangladesh, published by University of Dhaka in 1979 (reprint in 1986).
- Bangla Sahitya (Bengali Literature), the national textbook of intermediate (college) level of Bangladesh published in 1996 by all educational boards.
Notes and References
- Badiuzzaman . 2012 . Barkatullah, Mohammad.
- Book: Biographical encyclopedia of Pakistan . 816 . 1972 . Biographical Research Institute .
- News: Mohammad Barkatullah enriched our literature. 2021-09-10. The New Nation. en.
- Book: Banu, U. A. B. Razia Akter . 1992 . Islam in Bangladesh . . 48 . 978-90-04-09497-0 .
- Book: Islam, Sirajul . 2012 . Bangla Academy. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bangla_Academy . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Helal . Bashir Al. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
