Zillur Rahman Siddiqui
Zillur Rahman Siddiqui (23 February 1928 – 11 November 2014) was a Bangladeshi writer, academic and educationist.
Also recorded as Independence Day Award recipient
Zillur Rahman Siddiqui
- Born
- 23 February 1928
- Died
- 11 November 2014
- Occupation
- Professor, writer
- Nationality
- Bangladesh · British Raj · Pakistan
- Education
- University of Dhaka
- Honours
- Bangla Academy Literary Award · Independence Award
- Languages
- English · Bangla
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• Office — Advisor for Education • Term Start — 10 December 1990 • Term End — 16 March 1991 • Predecessor — Kazi Zafar Ahmed • Successor — A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury • Born — 23 February 1928 • Died — 11 November 2014 • Native Name — জিল্লুর রহমান সিদ্দিকী • Alma Mater — University of Dhaka • Occupation — Professor, writer
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Career
Siddiqui was a professor of English at Rajshahi University. He served as a vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University from 1976 to 1984.
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Siddiqui authored around 40 books in Bengali and English. He edited the literary quarterly Purbamegh. He edited the dictionary, Bangla Academy English-Bengali Dictionary.
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Jhenaidah District.
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• Alaol Sahitya Purashkar (1977) • Bangla Academy Literary Award (1979) • Independence Day Award • Kazi Mahbub Ullah Begum Zebunnisa Trust Award (1990) • Alokto Sahitya Purashkar (1998) • MA Haque Swarna Padak (2003)
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- 1.Prothom Alo. 11 November 2014.
- 2.Educationist Prof Zillur Rahman Siddiqui dies. bdnews24.com. 12 November 2014.
- 3.Selina Hossain, Nurul Islam and Mobarak Hossain. Bangla Academy Dictionary of Writers. Bangla Academy. 195–196. 2000. 984-07-4052-0.
- 4.স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত ব্যক্তি. Cabinet Division.
- 5.স্বাধীনতা পদকের অর্থমূল্য বাড়ছে. Kaler Kantho. March 2016.
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