Fakrul Alam

Fakrul Alam
Fakrul Alam at Bangla Academy, Dhaka (2013)
Fakrul Alam at Bangla Academy, Dhaka (2013)
Native name
ফকরুল আলম
Born (1951-07-20) 20 July 1951 (age 73)
Ukilpara, Feni District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
OccupationAcademic, writer, translator
LanguageBengali, English
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materSt. Joseph Higher Secondary School University of Dhaka
University of British Columbia
Notable awardsBangla Academy Literary Award (2013)

Fakrul Alam (born 20 July 1951) is a Bangladeshi academic, writer, and translator.[1] He writes on literary matters and postcolonial issues and translated works of Jibanananda Das and Rabindranath Tagore into English. He is the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award (2012) in translation literature and SAARC Literary Award (2012).[2][3]

  1. ^ "Essential Tagore nominated best book of year". Hindustan Times. Delhi. 29 November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Bangla Academy Awards announced". bdnews24.com. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. ^ Chakraborty, Mridula Nath (26 March 2014). Being Bengali: At Home and in the World. Routledge. ISBN 9781317818908 – via Google Books.