Anisuzzaman
Anisuzzaman | |
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আনিসুজ্জামান | |
Anisuzzaman in 2016 | |
| President of Bangla Academy | |
| In office 13 December 2012 – 14 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Kabir Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Shamsuzzaman Khan |
| In office 19 August 1999 – 31 January 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Shamsur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Wakil Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abu Tayyab Muhammad Anisuzzaman 18 February 1937 Basirhat, 24 Parganas, Bengal Province, British India |
| Died | 14 May 2020 (aged 83) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Relations | Sheikh Abdur Rahim (grandfather) |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
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| Awards | Full list |
Abu Tayyab Muhammad Anisuzzaman (18 February 1937 – 14 May 2020) was a Bangladeshi academic of Bengali literature. He was an activist who took part in the Language Movement (1952), participated in the Mass Uprising (1969), and took part in the Bangladesh Liberation War (1971).
Anisuzzaman served as a member of the Planning Commission to the Government of Bangladesh during the Bangladesh liberation war and a member of the National Education Commission set up by the government after liberation. He was inducted as a National Professor by the Government of Bangladesh in 2018. He was appointed as the president of Bangla Academy for four terms and served until his death.