Shamsuzzaman Khan

Shamsuzzaman Khan
Born 1940 (age 75–76)
Manikganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Nationality Bangladeshi
Occupation academician, administrator, folklorist

Shamsuzzaman Khan (born 1940) is a Bangladeshi academician, folklorist and writer.[1] He is the current director general of Bangla Academy. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2009 by the Government of Bangladesh.[2]

Early life

Khan's father, a translator at the government house of Calcutta, died when he was two. He was brought up by his mother and maternal grandmother.[3]

Khan completed his master's from Haraganga College in Munshiganj.[3]

Career

Khan started his teaching career at Haraganga College.[3] Khan was a faculty member of Jagannath College, Bangladesh Agricultural University (1968–73) and National University of Bangladesh (1998-2001).[1][3]

On May 24, 2009, Khan became the director general of Bangla Academy.[1] His contract for the position was extended three times until May 23, 2018.[4] He also served as the director general of the Bangladesh National Museum and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.[4]

According to Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, "the critical judgment, historical insights and remarkable scholarship that Shamsuzzaman brings to his analyses and writings are altogether exceptional".[3]

Awards

Works

Khan wrote more than seventy books on topics ranging from folklore to children's literature.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Shamsuzzaman takes over as Bangla Academy DG". The Daily Star. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ" (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kar, Amitava (17 May 2013). "A Giant in Our Cultural History". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Shamsuzzaman made DG of Bangla Academy again". The Daily Star. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Alam, Shahid (2 November 2015). "Spotlight on an essence of Bangladesh's culture". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 August 2016.


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