Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal
আবু হেনা মোস্তফা কামাল
Director General of Bangla Academy
In office
13 March 1936 – 23 September 1989
Preceded byQuazi Manjoor-E-Mawla
Succeeded byMahmud Shah Qureshi[1]
Director General of Shilpakala Academy
In office
1984–1986
Personal details
Born(1936-03-11)11 March 1936
Sirajganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died23 September 1989(1989-09-23) (aged 53)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater
AwardsEkushey Padak

Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal (11 March 1936 – 23 September 1989)[2] was a Bangladeshi songwriter, poet, essayist, critic and presenter.[2] In his early life, he was a singer on East Bengal radio and television. He was a professor of Bengali literature at the University of Rajshahi and worked for the government as the Director General of the Bangla Academy from 1986 until his death.[3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 1987. He published only three collections of poetry before he died of a heart attack in 1989.[4][5][6]

Early life and education

Kamal was born in Gobinda village in Ullahpara Upazila, Sirajganj District. In 1959, he passed his MA in Bengali from the University of Dhaka. He received a Commonwealth Scholarship for his PhD on the Bengali Press and Literary Writings, 1818–1831, from the University of London in 1969.[2][7]

Academic career

Kamal was appointed as a reader in the Bengali Department at Rajshahi University at the age of 53.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Former Director General and Directors – Banglaacademy". Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Rahman, Shamsur (2012-09-24). স্মৃতির পাতায় প্রিয় শিক্ষক [The memory of favorite teacher]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2014-06-22. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  3. ↑ Amin, Khairul (2012-09-25). "A Poet Extraordinaire: Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal's 23rd death anniversary". Priyo News. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
  4. ↑ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Kamal, Abu Hena Mostafa". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Bangladesher Kabita : Antarango Abolokon, Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, Bangla Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh. First Edition, February, 1994. ISBN 984-07-2960-8
  6. ↑ Bangladesher Kabita Sanket O Dhara, (A Collection of Essays on Appreciation of Poetry) by Shahid Iqbal, First Edition: August 2008, Chinno, 130 shahidullah Kala Bhaban, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
  7. ↑ "Biography of Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal". poemhunter.com. Retrieved 2014-12-21.


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