Rafiqul Islam (educationist)

Rafiqul Islam
Born (1934-01-01) 1 January 1934
Education Ph.D.
Alma mater University of Dhaka
Cornell University
Occupation Educationist, writer

Rafiqul Islam (born 1 January 1934) is a Bangladeshi educationist, scholar, writer and cultural activist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak and Independence Day Award by the Government of Bangladesh.[1] He was inducted as a National Professor by the Government of Bangladesh in 2018.[2] He is a professor emeritus and adviser to the Centre for Bangla Studies of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).[2] He is the current chairman of Nazrul Institute.[2]

Education and career

Islam completed his master's in Bengali language and literature from University of Dhaka in 1956. He then joined the same university as a research scholar and lecturer. He received a Fulbright Scholarship to study linguistics in United States in 1959.[1] He attended Yale University. He obtained master's degree from Cornell University in general linguistics and cultural anthropology in 1960. He joined the department of Bengali in the University of Dhaka as an assistant professor in 1961. He eventually served as a professor of the university. Later, he served as the vice-chancellor of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh.[1]

Islam has written 30 books on the language, literature, history and culture of Bangladesh.[1]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "NAZRUL STUDIES : Prof. Rafiqul Islam". The Daily Star. February 5, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "3 educationists become national professors". The Daily Star. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  3. ↑ "পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা" [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Daily Star honours 25 scholars, nation builders". The Daily Star. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  • "BBC Witness: 1943 Bengal Famine, with Prof. Rafiqul Islam". BBC World Service. April 1, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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