Zillur Rahman Siddiqui

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

Zillur Rahman Siddiqui
জিল্লুর রহমান সিদ্দিকী
Born	(1928-02-23)23 February 1928
Died	11 November 2014(2014-11-11) (aged 86)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	University of Dhaka
Occupation(s)	Professor, writer

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]

Awards

• Alaol Sahitya Purashkar (1977)
• Bangla Academy Literary Award (1979)^{[citation needed]}
• Independence Day Award^{[citation needed]}
• Kazi Mahbub Ullah Begum Zebunnisa Trust Award (1990)^{[citation needed]}
• Alokto Sahitya Purashkar (1998)^{[citation needed]}
• MA Haque Swarna Padak (2003)^[2]

References

1. শিক্ষাবিদ জিল্লুর রহমান সিদ্দিকী আর নেই. Prothom Alo. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
2. "Educationist Prof Zillur Rahman Siddiqui dies". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
3. Selina Hossain, Nurul Islam and Mobarak Hossain, ed. (2000). Bangla Academy Dictionary of Writers. Dhaka: Bangla Academy. pp. 195–196. ISBN 984-07-4052-0.