Syed Akram Hossain Explained

Syed Akram Hossain
Native Name:	সৈয়দ আকরম হোসেন
Native Name Lang:	bn
Nationality:	Bangladeshi
Occupation:	Academic Scholar, Professor
Education:	PhD

Syed Akram Hossain (bn|সৈয়দ আকরম হোসেন) is a Bangladeshi academic scholar. He is known for his research and analysis of Rabindranath Tagore's work, which makes him an important part of Bangladesh literature.^[1] He was awarded Rabindra Purushkar in 2016 by the Bangla Academy^[2] and Ekushey Padak in 2017 by the Government of Bangladesh in the research category.^[3]

Career

Hossain served as a faculty member of the Department of Bengali at the University of Dhaka.^[4] He founded Ulukhagra, a modern literary journal and served as its editor.

Works

• Rabindranather Uponnash: Deshkal o Shilparup (1969)
• Rabindranather Uponnash: Cetonalok o Shilparup (1977)
• Rabindranath's Novel: Patterns of Thought and Representation (2015)^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Syed Akram Hossain - The Making of Modern Literary Studies in Bangladesh. 2015-10-10. The Daily Star. en. 2019-06-19.
2. News: Tapan Mahmud, Akram Hossain to get Rabindra Purushkar. 6 May 2016. New Age. 15 February 2017.
3. News: 17 named for Ekushey Padak 2017. February 12, 2017. 15 February 2017. The Daily Star.
4. News: Faculty Members List: Department of Bengali. University of Dhaka. 15 February 2017.
5. News: Syed Akram Hossain - The Making of Modern Literary Studies in Bangladesh. 10 October 2015. 15 February 2017. The Daily Star. Salahuddin Ayub.