Abul Kalam Mohammed Zakaria


Abul Kalam Mohammed Zakaria was a Bangladeshi scholar and archaeologist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2015 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2005 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to research.

Education and career

Zakaria earned his bachelor's in English literature from the University of Dhaka. In 1946, he started his career as a teacher at Azizul Haq College in Bogra. Later, he joined the civil service.
In 1968, Zakaria helped to discover a site containing Sintakote Vihar of the 5th century in Dinajpur.
Zakira retired from the position of Secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Sports in 1976.

Works

Zakaria edited the following books.