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
- Alaol Sahitya Purashkar (1977)
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (1979)[citation needed]
- Independence Day Award[4][5]
- Kazi Mahbub Ullah Begum Zebunnisa Trust Award (1990)[citation needed]
- Alokto Sahitya Purashkar (1998)[citation needed]
- MA Haque Swarna Padak (2003)[2]
References
- ^ শিক্ষাবিদ জিল্লুর রহমান সিদ্দিকী আর নেই. Prothom Alo. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Educationist Prof Zillur Rahman Siddiqui dies". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত ব্যক্তি". Cabinet Division. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "স্বাধীনতা পদকের অর্থমূল্য বাড়ছে". www.kalerkantho.com. March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
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