Fakrul Alam
Fakrul Alam | |
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Fakrul Alam at Bangla Academy, Dhaka (2013) | |
| Native name | ফকরুল আলম |
| Born | 20 July 1951 Ukilpara, Feni District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Occupation | Academic, writer, translator |
| Language | Bengali, English |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | St. Joseph Higher Secondary School
University of Dhaka University of British Columbia |
| Notable awards | Bangla Academy Literary Award (2013) |
Fakrul Alam (born 20 July 1951) is a Bangladeshi academic, writer, and translator. He writes on literary matters and postcolonial issues and translated works of Jibanananda Das and Rabindranath Tagore into English. He is the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award (2012) in translation literature and SAARC Literary Award (2012). He is criticized for being a collaborator of the fascist authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina. He is widely criticized as “Hasina's Personal Translator” by the people.