Khondokar Sirajul Haque

Khondokar Sirajul Haque
খোন্দকার সিরাজুল হক
Born(1941-03-01)1 March 1941
Died6 April 2016(2016-04-06) (aged 74)
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationMaster of Arts (Bengali)
Alma materUniversity of Rajshahi
AwardsBangla Academy Literary Award (2012)

Khondokar Sirajul Haque (1941–2016) was a Bangladeshi literary researcher. he work on modern Bengali literature.[1] His research on the Muslim Sahitya Samaj of Dhaka, a notable literary movement in the early 20th century, contributed to academic understanding of that era.[1] He received the Sadat Ali Akhand Award and the Bangla Academy Literary Award for his contributions to literary research.[1][2]

Early life

Khondokar Sirajul Haque was born on 1 March 1941 in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. He completed his Master of Arts (M.A.) in Bengali literature from the University of Rajshahi in 1964, securing first class first position. He received his Ph.D. in 1982.[1]

Career

After teaching for a short period at Michael Madhusudan College in Jessore, Khondokar Sirajul Haque joined the Department of Bengali at the University of Rajshahi as a lecturer in 1965.[1] He served in the department until his retirement in 2006.[3]

Death

Sirajul Haque died at 6:00 p.m. on 6 April 2016 at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, after being on life support for three months due to a cerebral hemorrhage.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e ইসলাম, মুহম্মদ সাইফুল (30 August 2023). "নির্জনতম গবেষক খোন্দকার সিরাজুল হক". The Daily Star Bangla. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. ^ "বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার". banglaacademy.portal.gov.bd.
  3. ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (6 April 2016). "খোন্দকার সিরাজুল হক আর নেই". Prothomalo (in Bengali).
  4. ^ "চলে গেলেন অধ্যাপক ড. খোন্দকার সিরাজুল হক". ntvbd.com. 7 April 2016.
  5. ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (12 February 2016). "এক মাস ধরে জীবন মৃত্যুর সন্ধিক্ষণে অধ্যাপক সিরাজুল". Prothomalo (in Bengali).