Fakrul Alam
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Fakrul Alam | |
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 Fakrul Alam at Bangla Academy, Dhaka (2013) | |
| Native name | ফকরুল আলম |
| Born | 20 July 1951 |
| Occupation | Academic, writer, translator |
| Language | Bengali, English |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | St. Joseph Higher Secondary School
University of Dhaka University of British Columbia |
| Notable awards | Bangla Academy Literary Award (2013) |
Fakrul Alam (born 20 July 1951) is a Bangladeshi academic, writer, and translator.[1] He writes on literary matters and postcolonial issues and translated works of Jibanananda Das and Rabindranath Tagore into English. He is the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award (2012) in translation literature and SAARC Literary Award (2012).[2][3]
Fakrul Alam grew up in Ramkrishna Mission Road, Dhaka.[4] He began his schooling at Little Jewels Kindergarten and later attended St. Joseph's School and spent his college days in Notre Dame College. He completed BA and MA in English at the University of Dhaka, earned a second master's degree from Simon Fraser University and achieved his PhD degree from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. His PhD dissertation was on works of Daniel Defoe.[4]
Academic career
Fakrul Alam became a faculty member at the Department of English of the University of Dhaka after the liberation war of Bangladesh. As of today, he taught at several universities around the globe, including Clemson University, USA as a Fulbright Scholar, and Jadavpur University, India as a visiting associate professor.[5] Besides academic responsibilities, he was also the Director of the Advanced Studies in the Humanities of the University of Dhaka from 1993 to 1996, and Adviser of the Dhaka University Central Library from 2002 to 2003. He is currently a member of the Education Policy Implementation Committee constituted by the Government of Bangladesh.[5] He serves as an advisor at the Department of English of East West University.[6]
