| Syed Manzoorul Islam | |
|---|---|
| Native name | সৈয়দ মনজুরুল ইসলাম |
| Residence | Dhaka |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Occupation | Professor, Writer |
| Notable works | প্রেম ও প্রার্থনার গল্প, আধখানা মানুষ, তিন পর্বের জীবন |
| Home town | Sylhet |
| Awards | Bangla Academy Award |
Syed Manzoorul Islam (Bengali: সৈয়দ মনজুরুল ইসলাম) is a noted Bangladeshi academic, writer, novelist, translator, columnist, and critic. He is a professor of English at the University of Dhaka.[1][2] He has published several collections of short stories and several novels from Dhaka and Kolkata. His works of fiction have been highly praised for their surrealistic, magic realistic and post-modernistic nature. Syed Manzoorul Islam received Bangla Academy Award in 1996[3] and Prothom Alo "book of the year" award for his short stories collection Prem o Prarthanar Galpo in 2005.