Mohammad Moniruzzaman | |
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Native name | মোহাম্মদ মনিরুজ্জামান |
Born |
Khadki pada, Jessore District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
August 15, 1936
Died | September 2, 2008 Bangladesh |
(aged 72)
Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Occupation | Professor, lyricist, writer, poet |
Mohammad Moniruzzaman (August 15, 1936 – September 2, 2008) was a Bangladeshi writer, poet, professor, freedom fighter and lyricist.
Moniruzzaman received his BA in 1958 and his MA in 1959 from University of Dhaka. He joined the University's Department of Bangla as a teaching advisor in 1959 and became a lecturer in 1962. He became a full professor in 1975 and chair of the department in 1978. He was also district governor of the Rotary club (1986-1987) as well as a member of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Moniruzzaman's brother Mohammad Rafiquzzaman is also a lyricist. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Lyrics in 1984 and 1986.