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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]

Hasan Azizul Huq
হাসান আজিজুল হক
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
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Early life and education

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]

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

Career

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

Further reading

• Golpo Songroho (Collected Stories), the national textbook of B.A. (pass and subsidiary) course of Bangladesh, published by University of Dhaka in 1979 (reprint in 1986).
• Bangla Sahitya (Bengali Literature), the national textbook of intermediate (college) level of Bangladesh published in 1996 by all educational boards.

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