Kaiser Hamidul Haq (born 7 December 1950) is a Bangladeshi translator, critic and academic. Known for his translations from Bengali into English, Haq is a recipient of

Bangla Academy Literary Award The Bangla Academy Literary Award ( bn, বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার; ''Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar''), is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius i ...

(2013) in the category of translation. He is a former professor of English at the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

. In the

liberation war of Bangladesh The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali n ...

, he fought against

Pakistani Army The Pakistan Army (, ) is the land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the Partition of British India, which occurred as a result ...

"as a freshly commissioned subaltern in command of a company".

Education and career

Haq passed SSC from St. Gregory the Great High School and HSC from

Dhaka College Dhaka College ( bn, ঢাকা কলেজ also known as DC) is the oldest secular educational institution of Bangladesh located in Dhaka. It offers higher secondary education ( HSC). It has Honours and Masters programs as well which are aff ...

. He then enrolled into the English Department of University of Dhaka for his BA and MA degrees. He immediately joined the faculty of the same university. After he received Commonwealth Scholarship he moved to England to complete his PhD from

University of Warwick , mottoeng = Mind moves matter , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £7.0 million (2021) , budget = £698.2 million (2020 ...

in 1981. He continued his research as a Senior Fulbright Scholar and Vilas Fellow at the

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UW–Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee) is a public urban research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and a member of the University of Wisc ...

. After he returned to Bangladesh, he joined the University of Dhaka faculty and went to become professor. As of 2015, he is on leave and is teaching Modern Poetry and Creative writing at

University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh ( bn, লিবারেল আর্টস বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় বাংলাদেশ) (ULAB) is a private liberal arts-based University in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in ...

. He is also teaching part-time at the universities which include BRAC University,

East West University East West University ( bn, ইস্ট ওয়েস্ট বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, also known as EWU), is a private university located in Aftabnagar, Dhaka of Bangladesh. It was established in 1996 under the Private Uni ...

and

North South University North South University ( bn, নর্থ সাউথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, also known as NSU) is a private university based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its business school is the first Bangladeshi university to receive Americ ...

Personal life

Kaiser married Dipa Haq in 1976. She died in 1999. Kaiser married Syeda Zinath Haq (Shumi) on 15 April 2001. They have a daughter, Raina Haq (20 December 2003) .

Selected publications

Poetry

*Pariah and Other Poems (Bengal Lights Books, Dhaka. 2013) *''Published in the Streets of Dhaka: Collected Poems'' 1966-2006 (writers.ink, Dhaka, 2007). Enlarged, 2012 (UPL) *''The Logopathic Reviewer’s Song and Other Pieces'' (Aark Arts, London and UPL, Dhaka,2002). *''Black Orchid'', London: Aark Arts, 1996. *''A Happy Farewell'', Dhaka: UPL, 1994 *''Starting Lines'', Dhaka, 1978. *''A Little Ado'', Dhaka, 1978. *''Selected Poems of Shamsur Rahman'' (trans.), Dhaka: BRAC, 1985. (Enlarged edition,Dhaka: Pathak Samabesh, 2008) *''Contemporary Indian Poetry'' (editor), Ohio State University Press, 1990.

Prose

*''Quartet'' (trans. of R.Tagore’s Chaturanga), Heinemann, U.K., 1993 *''The Wonders of Vilayet'' (trans. of the first Indian travel book on Europe), Peepal Tree *Books, Leeds, 2002 (A section, titled ‘Passage to Scotland’, excerpted in The Scotsman). New edition: Delhi, Chroniclebooks, 2007. Bangladeshi edition: Writers Ink *The Perfect Model and Other Stories by Anis Chowdhury (Dhaka : Writers, Ink) translation *The Woman Who Flew by Nasreen Jahan (Penguin India 2012) *The Triumph of The Snake Goddess (Harvard University Press, 2015)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haq, Kaiser Living people Bangladeshi male poets Bengali–English translators University of Dhaka alumni 1950 births University of Dhaka faculty Dhaka College alumni Recipients of Bangla Academy Award University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh faculty