Name Abu Mustafa Nationality Bangladeshi Died September 23, 1989 | Known for Academic, writer, poet Education University of London Awards Ekushey Padak | |
Born 13 March 1936 ( 1936-03-13 ) Gobinda village, Ullahpara Upazila, Sirajganj District, British India Alma mater University of Dhaka
University of London Children Sujit Mustafa
Kaberi Mustafa
Kakoli Mustafa
Shyamoli Mustafa
Shoumi Mustafa | ||
Native name আবু হেনা মোস্তফা কামাল | ||
Abritti chobi of abu hena mustafa kamal by nataraj
Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal (13 March 1936 – 23 September 1989) was a Bangladeshi songwriter. He was a poet, essayist, critic and presenter. 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 Dhaka and worked for the government as the Director General of the Bangla Academy from 1986 until his death. 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.
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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.
Academic career
Kamal was appointed as a reader in the Bengali Department at Rajshahi University at the age of 33. He was very popular as a teacher at both the University of Dhaka and Rajshahi University.