Abdul Haque


Abdul Haque was Bangladeshi essayist, journalist, and writer.

Early life

Haque was born in 1918 in Chapainawabganj District, Rajshahi Division, East Bengal, British Raj. In 1944 he graduated from Rajshahi College with a B.A. in English and in 1946 with a M.A. from Calcutta University.

Career

Haque joined The Daily Azad in 1945 as its sub-editor. He later worked at the Saogat. He joined the Regional Information Office in Dhaka as a staff writer in 1947. He later worked as the assistant publishing officer in the Bengali Development Board after the Partition of India. He was later promoted to publication officer. In 1964 he was awarded the Dawood Prize. The Bengali Development Board was merged into the Bangla Academy and he was made deputy director of Bangla Academy.

Award

In 1974 he was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award. He wrote a number of plays. His essays were published in journals and were published in books. In 1981 he retired from the Bangla Academy as its director. In 1988 he was awarded the Abul Hasnat Literary Award and in 1990 the Hilali Memorial Gold Medal.

Death

Haque died in 1997.