Muhammad Samad (born 1956) is a Bangladeshi academic, administrator and poet. He was the former Pro-Vice Chancellor the

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. Samad was awarded

Bangla Academy Literary Award The Bangla Academy Literary Award (; ''Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar'') is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius in advancement and overall contribution in the field of Bengali language and literature. ...

in 2020 for his contribution to poetry.

Career

Samad serves as the president of Jatiya Kabita Parishad (National Poetry Council). His published collections of poetry include ''Ekjan Rajnaitik Netar Manifesto'', ''Aami Noi Indrajit Megher Araley'', ''Porabey Chandan Kath'', ''Cholo'', ''Tumul Brishtitey Bhiji'', ''Sharater Akashey Purnima'' and ''Premer Kabita''. Samad was a visiting professor at

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. From 2012 to 2016, Samad was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Information Technology and Sciences. In May 2018, he was appointed pro-vice chancellor of the University of Dhaka replacing Dr Akhtaruzzaman. After the fall of the

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led

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government, the Ministry of Education removed Samad and replaced him with

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Awards

* Trivuj Literary Award * Poet Jasimuddin Literary Award * Poet Jibanananda Das Award * Poet Sukanta Literary Award * City-Ananda Alo Literary Award * Syed Mujtaba Ali Sahitya Award * Poet Vishnu De Award * Kabitalap Award * International Best Poet (China) *

(2020)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Samad, Muhammad Living people Bangladeshi academics Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Academic staff of the University of Dhaka 1956 births Recipients of the Ekushey Padak in 2024 People from Sarishabari Upazila