Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq
Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq | |
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আবুল কাসেম ফজলুল হক | |
Huq in 2015 | |
| President of Bangla Academy | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Selina Hossain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1940 Pakundia, Bengal Province, British India |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Children | Faisal Abedin Deepan |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Occupation | Professor, writer |
| Awards | Bangla Academy Literary Award (1981) |
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Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq (born 30 September 1940) is a Bangladeshi writer, essayist, translator, critic, columnist and activist. He is a former professor of Bengali language and literature at the University of Dhaka. He is the convener of Rashtrabhasha Bangla Rokkha Komiti (State Language Bengali Protection Committee). He received Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1981. On 27 October 2024, the interim government has appointed Haq as the new president of Bangla Academy for a three-year term.