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Zillur Rahman Siddiqui

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Zillur Rahman Siddiqui (23 February 1928 – 11 November 2014[1]) was a Bangladeshi writer, academic and educationist.

Preceded byKazi Zafar Ahmed
Born(1928-02-23)23 February 1928
Died11 November 2014(2014-11-11) (aged 86)
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Zillur Rahman Siddiqui
জিল্লুর রহমান সিদ্দিকী
Advisor for Education
In office
10 December 1990 – 16 March 1991
Preceded byKazi Zafar Ahmed
Succeeded byA. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury
Personal details
Born(1928-02-23)23 February 1928
Died11 November 2014(2014-11-11) (aged 86)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationProfessor, writer
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Career

Siddiqui was a professor of English at Rajshahi University. He served as a vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University from 1976 to 1984.[2]

Works

Siddiqui authored around 40 books in Bengali and English. He edited the literary quarterly Purbamegh.[3] He edited the dictionary, Bangla Academy English-Bengali Dictionary.[3]

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