Hasan Azizul Huq

Bangladeshi novelist (1939–2021)

Hasan Azizul Huq
হাসান আজিজুল হক
Azizul Huq in 2012
Born	(1939-02-02)2 February 1939 Jabgraam, Burdwan, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	15 November 2021(2021-11-15) (aged 82) Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	University of Rajshahi
Occupation	Writer
Awards	full list

Hasan Azizul Huq (2 February 1939 – 15 November 2021) was a Bangladeshi short-story writer and novelist.^[1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1999, Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1970 and Independence Award in 2019.^[2]^[3]

Early life and education

Azizul Huq was born in Jabgraam in Burdwan district of West Bengal. In 1947, his parents moved to Phultala, near the city of Khulna, Bangladesh.^[4] He completed his post-graduation from Rajshahi University in 1960. He served as a faculty in the department of philosophy of the same university.^[5]

Azizul Huq was the second Bangabandhu Chair of the department of history at the University of Dhaka.^[4]

Career

Azizul Huq's first published volume is Samudrer Swapna, Shiter Aranya (1964).^[4] Among other notable volumes are: Atmaja o Ekti Karabi Gaachh (1967), Jeeban Ghase Agun (1973), Namhin Gotrohin (1974), Pataale, Haspataale (1981), Kathakataa (1981), Aprakasher Bhaar (1988) and Ma Meyer Sansar (1997) and Raarbanger Golpo (1999).^[4] He wrote two autobiographies, Fire Jai Fire Ashi and Uki Diye Digonto.^[4]

His stories have been translated into English, Hindi, Urdu, Russian, Czech^[1] and Japanese. ^[6]

Works

গল্পগ্রন্থ - ১.আত্নজা ও একটি করবী গাছ। ২.নামহীন গোত্রহীন ৩.আমরা অপেক্ষা করছি ৪.সমুদ্রের স্বপ্ন শীতের অরণ্য ৫.জীবন ঘষে আগুন ৬.পাতালে হাসপাতালে ৭.রোদে যাব ৮.রাঢ়বঙের গল্প ৯.মা ও মেয়ের সংসার ১০.বিধবার কথা ও অন্যান্য গল্প

Awards

Bangla Academy Literary Award (1970)^[1]
Ekushey Padak (1999)
Ananda Purashkar (2008)
Druhee Katha-Shahityak Abdur Rouf Choudhury Memorial Award
Adamjee Literary Award
Lekhok Shibir Puroshkar
Alaol Sahitya Puroshkar
Alokto Sahitya Puroshkar
Agrani Bank Puroshkar
Philips Sahitya Puroshkar^[4]
Independence Award (2019)

Death

Hasan Azizul Huq died on 15 November 2021 at Bihas Chouddopai University Housing Society, Rajshahi.^[7]^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Happy birthday Hasan Azizul Huq". The Daily Star. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
^ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Hasan Azizul Haque". The Daily Star. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
^ Emran Mahfuj (5 July 2015). "Bangalis are trying to get ahead by forgetting the past". The Daily Star (Op-ed). Retrieved 4 May 2016.
^ Five representative pieces have translated into Japanese in Bangladesher nirbacita galpa ("The selected stories of Bangladesh"), published by THE DIDO LIFE FOUNDATION, 17 December 2019"
^ "Litterateur Hasan Azizul Haque no more". Prothom Alo English. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ হাসান আজিজুল হক আর নেই [Hasan Azizul Huq no more]. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.