Nationality Bangladeshi | ||
Born 1940 (age 76–77) Manikganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India Occupation academician, administrator, folklorist Awards Independence Day Award for Research and Training | ||
Shamsuzzaman Khan (born 1940) is a Bangladeshi academician, folklorist and writer. He is the current director general of Bangla Academy. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2009 by the Government of Bangladesh.
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Early life
Khan's father, a translator at the government house of Calcutta, died when he was two. He was brought up by his mother and maternal grandmother.
Khan completed his master's from Haraganga College in Munshiganj.
Career
Khan started his teaching career at Haraganga College. Khan was a faculty member of Jagannath College, Bangladesh Agricultural University (1968–73) and National University of Bangladesh (1998-2001).
On May 24, 2009, Khan became the director general of Bangla Academy. His contract for the position was extended three times until May 23, 2018. He also served as the director general of the Bangladesh National Museum and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
According to Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, "the critical judgment, historical insights and remarkable scholarship that Shamsuzzaman brings to his analyses and writings are altogether exceptional".
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Works
Khan wrote more than seventy books on topics ranging from folklore to children's literature.