Mahbub Talukdar (13 February 1942 – 24 August 2022) was a Bangladeshi poet, writer, civil servant, and one of the

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. He was awarded

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 ...

in 2012 for his contribution in juvenile literature. He was a Freedom Fighter and joined the exiled government in 1971.

Early life

Talukdar was born on 13 February 1942 at Purbadhala Upazila in

Netrokona District Netrokona ( bn, নেত্রকোণা) is a district of the Mymensingh Division in northern Bangladesh. Etymology The headquarters of Netrokona District was located at the end of the Mogra River and was called Natorkona. Many people believe ...

of the then

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. He completed his

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from Nawabpur Government High School and

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from

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. He obtained his graduation and post graduation degree from 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 Bengali Language and Literature.

Career

Talukdar started his career as teacher at

University of Chittagong The University of Chittagong ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, caṭṭagram bishwabidyalay) is a public research university with multidisciplinary faculties situated across a 1754-acres hilly landmas ...

where he taught Bengali language and literature from 1968 to 1970. In 1971, he participated in the

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and worked in the Ministry of Information under

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. Later, he worked at

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in various positions for five years. On 24 January 1972, Talukdar was appointed the Special Officer for President

Abu Sayeed Chowdhury Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (31 January 1921 – 2 August 1987) was a jurist and the President of Bangladesh. Besides that, he held the positions of the Chairmen of the United Nations Commission on Human rights, the vice-chancellor of the University ...

. Then he worked as the Public Relations Officer for President

Mohammad Mohammadullah Mohammad Mohammadullah ( bn, মোহাম্মদ মুহম্মদুল্লাহ; 21 October 1921 – 12 November 1999) was the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Mohammadullah became the Acting President on 24 Decemb ...

. He was the Assistant Press Secretary and Speech Writer during the presidency of

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengali politi ...

. He also served as the Director General of

Shilpakala Academy Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy ( bn, শিল্পকলা একাডেমি; National Academy of Fine and Performing Arts) is the principal state-sponsored national cultural center of Bangladesh. History It is the national academy of f ...

. He retired from the Government service in 1999. On 15 February 2017, Mahbub Talukdar was appointed a member of the Bangladesh Election Commission by the

President of Bangladesh The president of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি — ) officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশে ...

Abdul Hamid. The commission consisted of five members and was headed by

KM Nurul Huda Nurul Huda (born 1948) is a retired secretary of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and served as the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh from 2017 to 2022. He was a freedom fighter during the Bangladesh Liberation War. ...

Personal life

Talukdar was married to Nilufara Begum. The couple had two daughters and a son.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Talukdar, Mahbub 1942 births 2022 deaths University of Dhaka alumni People from Netrokona District Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Election Commissioners of Bangladesh Bangladeshi male poets Bangladeshi male writers