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Name
  
Abdush Shakoor

Role
  
Writer

Abdus Shakur (25 February 1941 – 15 January 2013) was a Bangladeshi litterateur and musicologist.

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Education and career

Shakur completed his BA (honors) and MA degree in English literature from Dhaka University in 1963 and 1964 respectively. In 1980 he earned another master's degree in development economics from the Netherlands.

Shakur started his career at Dhaka University as a lecturer in the English department. Later he joined the Pakistan Civil Service.

In 2000 he retired as a Secretary of the Government of Bangladesh.

Awards

  • Bangla Academy Award (1979)
  • Amiobhushon Award (2003)
  • Alokto Sahitya Puroshkar (2008)
  • References

    Abdus Shakur (writer) Wikipedia