Syed Abul Maksud

Bangladeshi journalist (1946–2021)

Syed Abul Maksud
সৈয়দ আবুল মকসুদ

Born	(1946-10-23)23 October 1946 Elachipur, Manikganj, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh)
Died	23 February 2021(2021-02-23) (aged 74) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	University of Dhaka
Occupation	Writer
Awards	Bangla Academy Literary Award

Syed Abul Maksud (23 October 1946 – 23 February 2021)^[1] was a Bangladeshi journalist, columnist, research scholar, essayist, and writer. He was acclaimed for his critical and research work.^[2] He was a regular contributor to the Daily Prothom Alo. His essays on literature, society, culture and politics are much appreciated^{[by whom?]} for his clear view, lucid language and simple style.^[2] He carried out substantive research works on "the lives of famous litterateurs such as Rabindranath Tagore, Buddhadeva Bose", Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Syed Waliullah etc.^[3] His Journal of Germany is a popular travel book.^[2] In 1995, he was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award by Bangla Academy for his contributions to Bengali Literature.^[2]

Death

Maksud died at the age of 74 on the way to the hospital after falling ill on 23 February 2021.^[4]

Selected publications

Juddha O Manusher Murkhata (1988)
Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasanir jiban, Karmakanda, rajniti o darshan (1986)
Gandhi, Nehru and Noakhali (2008)
Dhakar Buddhadeb Basu (2011)
Dhaka University & Higher Education in Bangladesh (2016)
Syed Waliullah'r Jibon O Sahitya
Rabindranather Dharmatattwa O Darshan (2012)

References

^ "Noted columnist Syed Abul Maksud no more". The Daily Star. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Selina Hossain, Nurul Islam and Mobarak Hossain, ed. (2000). Bangla Academy Dictionary of Writers. Dhaka: Bangla Academy. p. 183. ISBN 984-07-4052-0.
^ "A literary life in retrospect". The Daily Star. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "Noted columnist Syed Abul Maksud no more". bangladarpan.com. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.