Mohammad Moniruzzaman
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Born15 August 1936
Died3 September 2008 (aged 72)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
AlmamaterUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationsProfessor, lyricist, writer, poet
Mohammad Moniruzzaman | |
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মোহাম্মদ মনিরুজ্জামান | |
| Born | 15 August 1936 |
| Died | 3 September 2008 (aged 72) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Occupations | Professor, lyricist, writer, poet |
| Awards | full list |
Mohammad Moniruzzaman (15 August 1936 – 3 September 2008) was a Bangladeshi writer, poet, professor, freedom fighter and lyricist.[1]
Moniruzzaman received his BA in 1958 and his MA in 1959 from University of Dhaka. In 1969, he got his Ph.D. on Hindu-Muslim relationship in modern Bengali poetry.[1] He joined the University's Department of Bengali as a teaching advisor in 1959 and became a lecturer in 1962. He became a 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.
