Bhuiya Iqbal

Bhuiya Iqbal
Born(1946-11-22)November 22, 1946
Died22 July 2021(2021-07-22) (aged 74)[1]
NationalityBangladeshi
CitizenshipBangladeshi
Known forBangla Academy Literary Award (2014)

Bhuiya Iqbal (22 November 1946 – 22 July 2021) was a Bangladeshi writer. He received the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2014 in the essay category.[2]

Early life

Bhuiya Iqbal was born on 22 November 1946 in Bhola. He studied at Siddheshwari and West End schools, and later at Dhaka College. He completed his BA and MA in Bengali from the University of Dhaka, and earned a PhD from the University of Calcutta in 1984.[3][4]

Career

Bhuiya Iqbal started his career at the then Dainik Pakistan newspaper. In 1973, he joined the Department of Bengali at the University of Chittagong as a professor and retired in 2013.[5]

Bibliography

Published books

  • Abul Kalam Shamsuddin
  • Anwar Pasha
  • Buddhadeb Bosu
  • Shashankmohon Sen
  • (Sir) Azizul Haque
  • Social images in the novels of Bangladesh
  • A bunch of letters by Rabindranath

Rabindranath

  • His Letters
  • Letters to Him
  • Rabindra Reception in Bangladesh

Edited works

  • Manik Bandopadhyay

Selected writings

  • Abdul Karim Sahityabisharad
  • From Solitude to Crowd

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Former CU Professor Bhuiya Iqbal dies of Covid-19". The Daily Star Bangla. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bangla Academy Literary Award". National Portal of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. ^ Bhuiya Iqbal. Aro Lekha - Promoth Chowdhury. Bangladesh: Prothoma Prokashon.
  4. ^ Bhuiya Iqbal (2013). Rabindranath o Musolman Shomaj. Bangladesh: Prothoma Prokashon. p. 463. ISBN 9789848765333.
  5. ^ Azizul Haque Shamagra. Bangladesh: Mawla Brothers. 2005. p. 284. ISBN 9844104130.