Burhanuddin Khan Jahangir
Burhanuddin Khan Jahangir | |
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বোরহানউদ্দিন খান জাহাঙ্গীর | |
| Born | 9 January 1936 |
| Died | 23 March 2020 (aged 84) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
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Burhanuddin Khan Jahangir (9 January 1936 – 23 March 2020)[1] was a Bangladeshi academic and writer. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1969 and the Ekushey Padak in 2009.[2][3]
Education
[edit]Jahangir completed his matriculation exam in 1950 from Muslim Government High School, Dhaka and intermediate exam in 1952 from Dhaka College. He obtained his bachelor's degree and master's degree in political science from the University of Dhaka in 1955 and 1956 respectively. He got his Ph.D. from Durham University in 1974.[4]
Career
[edit]Jahangir started his career at the University of Dhaka as a lecturer in 1956 and retired in 1994.[4]
Awards
[edit]- Ekushey Padak (2009)[citation needed]
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (1969)[citation needed]
- Fruit of Honor by UNESCO and French Government [citation needed]
- Muzaffar Ahmed Memorial Award, Kolkata (20)[citation needed]
- Twenty-one medals in education and research (23).[5]
Death
[edit]Jahangir died at his residence in Gulshan, Dhaka on 23 March 2020 and was buried on 24 March at his family's graveyard at Kachua upazila of Chandpur District.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former DU teacher Burhanuddin Khan Jahangir dies at 84". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ a b Sazzad Kadir with Borhanuddin Khan Jahangir (12 November 2017). Keertymaner Galpokatha (Television production). BTV. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Gunijan – Gunijan". Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Noted educationist Burhanuddin Khan Jahangir passes away". UNB. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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