Hasan Azizul Huq

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Hasan Azizul Huq (Bangla: হাসান আজিজুল হক) is a Bangladeshi writer, notable for his short stories. Professor Huq was born in 1939 at Burdwan district of West Bengal. He was a Professor in the department of philosophy of Rajshahi University. Professor Huq is well known for his experimentations with the language and introducing some modern idioms in his writings. Huq's use of language and symbolism has earned him critical acclaim. His stories explore the psychological depths of human beings as well as portray the lives of the peasants of Bangladesh.

Professor Hasan Azizul Huq has received most of the major literary awards of Bangladesh including the Bangla Academy Award in 1970. On 18th August, 2006 a seminar was arranged by Shiksha Andolan Mancha, Rajshahi unit, on “Secularism, State and Education”. A story was made in Jamati daily, Naya Diganta on the following day based on the seminar. Some uncivilized utterances and threat of life made by the Shibir, the student front of Jamat against Syed Hasan Azizul Haque. Several organizations including Mukto-Mona, a Bengali freethinkers’ forum made protest statement..^[1]

[edit] Works

Samudrer Svapna Shiter Aranya (1964)
Atmaja O Ekti Karabi Gachh (1967)
Jiban Ghase Agun (1973)
Namhin Gotrahin (1974)
Patale Haspatale (1981)
Ma Meyer Songsar (1997)
Raarbanger Galpa (1999)

[edit] References

Golpo Songroho (Collected Stories), the national text book of B.A. (pass and subsidiary) course of Bangladesh, published by University of Dhaka in 1979 (reprint in 1986).

Bangla Sahitya (Bengali Literature), the national text book of intermediate (college) level of Bangladesh published in 1996 by all educational boards.