Faizul Islam (24 November 1963 – 21 January 2025) was a Bangladeshi economist and fiction writer.

Background

Faizul Islam was born in Siddheshwari,

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on 24 November 1963. He completed his secondary and higher secondary education at Pabna Zilla School and Pabna Edward College. He pursued undergraduate and postgraduate studies in economics at

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. Additionally, he attended

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and the

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for further studies. Islam died at a hospital in Dhaka on 21 January 2025, at the age of 61.

Career

Writing

From 1990, his works of fiction have appeared in numerous literary magazines across the country. He published several story collections, including Nakkhatrer Ghora, Khowaj Khijirer Shindhuk, Ayna, Nilkhete Keno Jai, Ghumtrishna, Jamin, and Bakhtiar Khaner Cycle. In addition, he penned the novel ''Boy’s School Band''. His story collection, Khowaj Khijirer Shindhuk, was recognized as the best work in the fiction category by the national daily ''

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''.

Government official

Islam worked in private, government and international organizations for a long time. He was a visiting research fellow in the Department of Economics at the

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. He was serving as the chairman of the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission until his death.

References

1963 births 2025 deaths 20th-century Bangladeshi male writers Bangladeshi short story writers 20th-century Bangladeshi economists University of Rajshahi alumni Williams College alumni Academics of the University of Sussex {{Bangladesh-bio-stub