Moniruddin Yusuf

Moniruddin Yusuf (Bengali: মনিরউদ্দীন ইউসুফ; 13 February 1919 – 11 February 1987) was a Bangladeshi writer, journalist and translator.[1]

Moniruddin Yusuf
Born(1919-02-13)13 February 1919
Boulai, Kishoreganj, Bengal Presidency, British Raj
Died11 February 1987(1987-02-11) (aged 67)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka (attended)
Occupation(s)Journalist, writer

Background and education

Yusuf was born in a wealthy Bengali Muslim zamindar family of Boulai in Kishoreganj. His family spoke Urdu at home. His father was Maulvi Misbah, and the family were of Mughal descent. Initially educated by an Urdu-speaking tutor, he later studied at the local Middle English school, Ramananda High School at Kishoreganj before moving on to studying at the Mymensingh Zilla School. He passed the intermediate examination from Dhaka Intermediate College in 1940. He then attended University of Dhaka.[1]

Career

Yusuf moved to Dhaka and joined the Pakistan Observer and later The Sangbad as a journalist. He later worked at the Public Relations Department of the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation until 1979.[1]

Works
  • Jhader Rater Shese
  • Panser Kanta
  • Or Bayes Yakhan Egaro
  • Rumi’s Masnavi (1966)
  • Urdu Sahityer Itihas (1968)
  • Bangla Sahitye Sufi Prabhab (1969)
  • Amader Aitihya O Sanskriti (1978)
  • Karbala: Ekti Samajik Ghurnabarta
  • Sanskriti Charcha (1980)
  • Bangladesher Sarbik Agragatir Laksye Ekti Prastab (1984)
  • Naba Mulyayane Rabindranath (1989)
  • Hazrat Fatema O Hazrat Ayesha
  • Chhotader Islam Parichay and Mahakavi Ferdousi
  • Amar Jiban
  • Amar Abhijvata (1992)

Awards

References
  1. Hossain, Ayub (2012). "Yusuf, Moniruddin". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). 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 25 October 2023.
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