Abul Fazal | |
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Vice-chancellor of University of Chittagong | |
In office 9 April 1973 – 27 November 1975 | |
Preceded by | M Innas Ali |
Succeeded by | Abdul Karim |
Personal details | |
Born | Satkania, Chittagong, Bengal Presidency, British India | 1 July 1903
Died | 4 May 1983 Chittagong, Bangladesh | (aged 79)
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Children | Abul Momen |
Education | MS (Bengali Literature) |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | educationist, writer |
Awards | full list |
Abul Fazal (1 July 1903–4 May 1983) [1] was a Bangladeshi writer and academic. [2] He served as the 4th vice-chancellor of University of Chittagong. [3] He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1962 and Independence Day Award in 2012 (posthumously). [1] [4]
Fazal was born at Satkania Upazila in Chittagong District in 1903 to Moulvi Fazlur Rahman, an Imam of Chittagong Jame Masjid. [1] Fazal earned B.A. from the University of Dhaka. [1] He passed M.A. in Bengali language and literature from Calcutta University in 1940. [1]
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 Chittagong College. He served as the vice-chancellor of the University of Chittagong from 1973 to 1975. [3]
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. [1]
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).