Enamul Haque, sometimes Enamul Huq (29 May 1943 – 11 October 2021), was a Bangladeshi actor, academician and playwright. He acted in stage, television and film mediums. He was a professor at the Department of Chemistry of

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, commonly known by the acronym BUET, is a public technological research university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1876 as the Dacca Survey School, it is the oldest institution for the study ...

(BUET). He was awarded

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

in 2012 by the

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for his contribution to fine arts.

Early life, education and academic career

Haque was born to Obaidul Haque and Razia Khatun in Motobi area in

Feni District Feni is a district located in southeastern Bangladesh. It was a part of the Greater Noakhali, Comilla, Chittagong and Tripura. , the district's estimated population stood at 1,437,371, making it the ninth-most populous district in Chittagong Divis ...

in the then

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. He completed his SSC from Feni Pilot High School, and HSC from

Notre Dame College, Dhaka Notre Dame College, Dhaka ( bn, নটর ডেম কলেজ, ঢাকা), also known as NDC, is a Catholic higher secondary school (in the Indian subcontinent, as in the United Kingdom, higher secondary schools comprising the 11th and 12 ...

. He earned his bachelor's and master's in chemistry in 1963 and 1964 respectively from the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

. He joined the department of chemistry, BUET in 1965 as a lecturer. He earned his Ph.D. degree from the

University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

in 1976 in the field of synthetic organic chemistry. He worked as a post-doctoral research fellow in medicinal chemistry in the same university from June 1976 to May 1977. Back at BUET, he was promoted to assistant professor, associate professor and professor in 1970, 1979 and 1987, respectively. He served as the chairman of the department for 15 years. He also acted as the dean of the faculty of engineering for two years.

Career in drama

In 1968, Haque wrote his first television drama ''Onekdiner Ekdin'', directed by Abdullah Al Mamun. In the same year, he debuted in acting with the television drama ''Mukhora Romoni Boshikoron'' (

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's ''

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''). He also wrote the scripts for more than 60 television dramas, including ''Sheishob Dingulo'', ''Nirjon Shoikot'' and ''Ke Ba Apon Ke Ba Por''. His notable acting works include '' Emiler Goenda Bahini'' (1980), ''

Ei Shob Din Ratri ''Eisob Dinratri'' ('' en, All These Days and Nights'') is a 1985 Bangla family-drama written by Humayun Ahmed and aired on BTV. The drama tells the story of a middle class joint family that lives in the capital city Dhaka. The drama shows the ...

'' (1985), ''

Ayomoy ''Oyomoi'' ��য়োময়(''The man who would not die'') was a popular Bangladeshi television serial, written by Humayun Ahmed and directed by Nawazish Ali Khan, originally aired on Bangladesh Television in 1990–91. Blending fact with f ...

'' (1988), ''

Amar Bondhu Rashed ''Amar Bondhu Rashed'' ( bn, আমার বন্ধু রাশেদ, English: My Friend Rashed) is a film directed by Morshedul Islam, known for making indie movies. Adapted from the novel of same name ''Amar Bondhu Rashed'' by Muhammad Zaf ...

'' (2011) and ''

Brihonnola ''Brihonnola'' is a 2014 Bangladeshi feature film directed and produced by Murad Parvez based on a short story named "Gaach-ta Bolechilo" (The Tree had Told) by Indian Bengali author Syed Mustafa Siraj. The film stars Ferdous Ahmed, Sohana Sab ...

'' (2014). Haque was a founding member of the theatre troupe Nagorik Natya Sampradaya. His theatrical productions include ''Bibaho Uthshob'' and ''Grihobash''. In 1995, he founded his own theatre troupe, Nagorik Nattyangan.

Personal life

Haque was married to actress

Lucky Enam Lucky Enam (born 14 September 1952) is a Bangladeshi television and theatre personality. She was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2019. She is the current chairperson of Bangladesh Shishu Academy since September 2019. Bac ...

, with whom he had two daughters,

Hridi Haque Hridi Haq (born July 28) is a theater and television actress, playwright and director from Dhaka, Bangladesh. She made her directorial debut with government-granted film, "1971 Shei Shob Din", which depicts the gripping narrative of Bangladesh's ...

and Proitee Haque. On 11 October 2021, Haque died at his home on Bailey Road in Dhaka at the age of 78. His body was taken to the Central Shaheed Minar and then to BUET, where numerous people paid their last respects; he was then buried at the Banani graveyard the following day.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haque, Enamul 1943 births 2021 deaths People from Feni District Notre Dame College, Dhaka alumni University of Dhaka alumni Alumni of the University of Manchester Bangladeshi male television actors Bangladeshi male film actors Bangladeshi male stage actors Academic staff of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Burials at Banani Graveyard