Zillur Rahman Siddiqui Explained

Birth Date:1928 2, df=yes
Native Name:জিল্লুর রহমান সিদ্দিকী
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Alma Mater:University of Dhaka
Occupation:Professor, writer

Zillur Rahman Siddiqui (23 February 1928 – 11 November 2014[1]) was a Bangladeshi writer, academic and educationist.

Career

Siddiqui was a professor of English at Rajshahi University. He served as a Vice-Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University from 1976 to 1984.[2]

Works

Siddiqui authored around 40 books in Bengali and English. He edited the literary quarterly Purbamegh.[3] He edited the dictionary, Bangla Academy English-Bengali Dictionary.[3]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: bn:শিক্ষাবিদ জিল্লুর রহমান সিদ্দিকী আর নেই . http://www.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/article/368464/শিক্ষাবিদ-জিল্লুর-রহমান-সিদ্দিকী-আর-নেই . Prothom Alo . 12 November 2014.
  2. News: Educationist Prof Zillur Rahman Siddiqui dies . 12 November 2014 . bdnews24.com.
  3. Book: Bangla Academy Dictionary of Writers. 2000. Bangla Academy. Dhaka. 984-07-4052-0. 195–196. Selina Hossain, Nurul Islam and Mobarak Hossain.