Moniruddin Yusuf


Moniruddin Yusuf was a Bangladeshi writer, journalist and translator.

Background and education

Yusuf was born in the zamindar family of Boulai in Kishoreganj District. His family spoke Urdu at home. He studied at the local Middle English school, Ramananda High School at Kishoreganj and the Mymensingh Zilla School. He passed the intermediate examination from Dhaka Intermediate College in 1940. He then attended University of Dhaka.

Career

Yusuf moved to Dhaka and joined the Pakistan Observer and later The Sangbad as a journalist. He later worked at the Public Relations Department of the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation until 1979.

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