Abul Fazal (1 July 1903–4 May 1983) was a

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i writer and academic. He served as the 4th

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University of Chittagong The University of Chittagong ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, caṭṭagram bishwabidyalay) is a public research university with multidisciplinary faculties situated across a 1754-acres hilly landmas ...

. He was awarded

Bangla Academy Literary Award The Bangla Academy Literary Award ( bn, বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার; ''Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar''), is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius i ...

in 1962 and

Independence Day Award The Independence Day Award ( bn, স্বাধীনতা পদক), also termed Independence Award ( bn, স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কার), Swadhinata Padak, and Swadhinata Puroskar, is the highest state award given by t ...

in 2012 (posthumously).

Early life and education

Fazal was born at

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in 1903 to Moulvi Fazlur Rahman, an

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of Chittagong Jame Masjid. Fazal earned

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from the

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. He passed

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in Bengali language and literature from

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in 1940.

Career

Fazal began his career as an Imam. He taught in multiple schools as a teacher. In 1941, he became a professor of Krishnanagar College and later of

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. He served as the

of the

from 1973 to 1975. Fazal served as a member in charge of education and culture of the advisory council of the Government of Bangladesh during 1975–23 June 1977.

Works

Fazal wrote in a variety of genres: novels, short stories, plays, memoirs, travels etc. He also wrote about religion. Some of his writings include Matir Prthibi (1940), Bichitra Katha (1940), Rekhachitra (1966) and Durdiner Dinlipi (1972).

Novels

* ''Chouchir'' (''Splintered'', 1934) * ''Prodip O Patongo'' (''Torch and Insects'', 1940) * ''Ranga Probhat'' (''The Crimson Dawn'', 1957) * ''Khuda O Asha'' (''Hunger and Hope'', 1964).

Awards

(1962) * President's National Award (1966) *

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(1966) * Honorary Doctorate from the University of Dhaka (1974) * The Nasiruddin Gold Medal (1980) * The Muktadhara Literary Award (1981) * The Abdul Hai Literary Award (1982) *

(2012)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fazal, Abul 1903 births 1983 deaths Bangladeshi male writers Bengali writers Bengali-language writers Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Recipients of the Independence Day Award People from Satkania Upazila Vice-Chancellors of the University of Chittagong Recipients of the Adamjee Literary Award