Syed Abul Maksud (23 October 1946 – 23 February 2021) was a Bangladeshi journalist, columnist, research scholar, essayist, and writer. He was acclaimed for his critical and research work. He was a regular contributor to the ''Daily

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''. The Bangla Dictionary of Writers stats that his essays on literature, society, culture and politics are much appreciated for his clear view, lucid language and simple style. He carried out substantive research works on "the lives of famous litterateurs such as

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, Buddhadeva Bose",

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etc. His ''Journal of Germany'' is a popular travel book. In 1995, he 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. ...

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for his contributions to

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Death

Maksud died at the age of 74 on the way to the hospital after falling ill on 23 February 2021.

Selected publications

*''Juddha O Manusher Murkhata'' (1988) *''Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasanir jiban, Karmakanda, rajniti o darshan'' (1986) *''Gandhi, Nehru and Noakhali'' (2008) *''Dhakar Buddhadeb Basu'' (2011) * ''Dhaka University & Higher Education in Bangladesh'' (2016) *''Syed Waliullah'r Jibon O Sahitya'' *''Rabindranather Dharmatattwa O Darshan'' (2012)

References

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