Zillur Rahman Siddiqui

Zillur Rahman Siddiqui
Native name জিল্লুর রহমান সিদ্দিকী
Born (1928-02-23)February 23, 1928
Died November 11, 2014(2014-11-11) (aged 86)
Nationality Bangladeshi
Alma mater University of Dhaka
Occupation Professor, Writer
Home town Jhenaidah

Zillur Rahman Siddiqui (23 February 1928 – 11 November 2014[1]) was a Bangladeshi writer, academic and educationist.

Career

Siddiqui was a professor of English at Rajshahi University. He served as a Vice-Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University from 1976 to 1984.[2]

Works

Siddiqui authored around 40 books in Bengali and English. He edited the literary quarterly Purbamegh.[3] He edited the dictionary, Bangla Academy English-Bengali Dictionary.[3]

Awards

References

  1. "শিক্ষাবিদ জিল্লুর রহমান সিদ্দিকী আর নেই". প্রথম আলো. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Educationist Prof Zillur Rahman Siddiqui dies". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 Selina Hossain, Nurul Islam and Mobarak Hossain, ed. (2000). Bangla Academy Dictionary of Writers. Dhaka: Bangla Academy. pp. 195–196. ISBN 984-07-4052-0.


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