Bangladeshi journalist (1946–2021)
Syed Abul Maksud (23 October 1946 – 23 February 2021)[1] was a Bangladeshi journalist, columnist, research scholar, essayist, and writer. He was acclaimed for his critical and research work.[2] He was a regular contributor to the Daily Prothom Alo. His essays on literature, society, culture and politics are much appreciated[by whom?] for his clear view, lucid language and simple style.[2] He carried out substantive research works on "the lives of famous litterateurs such as Rabindranath Tagore, Buddhadeva Bose", Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Syed Waliullah etc.[3] His Journal of Germany is a popular travel book.[2] In 1995, he was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award by Bangla Academy for his contributions to Bengali Literature.[2]
Death
Maksud died at the age of 74 on the way to the hospital after falling ill on 23 February 2021.[4]
Selected publications
- Juddha O Manusher Murkhata (1988)
- Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasanir jiban, Karmakanda, rajniti o darshan (1986)
- Gandhi, Nehru and Noakhali (2008)
- Dhakar Buddhadeb Basu (2011)
- Dhaka University & Higher Education in Bangladesh (2016)
- Syed Waliullah'r Jibon O Sahitya
- Rabindranather Dharmatattwa O Darshan (2012)
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