Biswajit Ghosh (born 8 April 1958) is a Bangladeshi professor, essayist and researcher. He is a professor of the Bangla Department at

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and

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of the Rabindra University. He was awarded

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in 2011 and Ekushey Padak in 2019 for his contributions in research.

Early life

Ghosh was born on 8 April 1958 at Kamarkathi village in

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of the then

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(now

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). He earned his

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from Dhaka University in 1995.

Career

Ghosh started his career as a lecturer at the Bangla Department of Dhaka University on 1 February 1984. He has been appointed by the Ministry of Education as the first Vice Chancellor of Rabindra University on 11 June 2017 for four years. He wrote and edited more than 50 books.

Awards and recognition

* Ibrahim Memorial Gold Medal (2017) * Madhusudan National Medal * Abdur Rab Chowdhury Memorial Gold Medal * Enamul Haque Gold Medal *

(2011) * Ekushey Padak (2019)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghosh, Biswajit 1958 births Living people People from Barisal District University of Dhaka alumni Academic staff of the University of Dhaka Bangladeshi Hindus Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Recipients of Bangla Academy Award