Burhanuddin Khan Jahangir

Burhanuddin Khan Jahangir (9 January 1936 – 23 March 2020)[1] was a Bangladeshi academic and writer. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1969 and the Ekushey Padak in 2009.[2][3]

Burhanuddin Khan Jahangir
বোরহানউদ্দিন খান জাহাঙ্গীর
Born(1936-01-09)9 January 1936
Gulbahar, Kachua Upazila, Chandpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died23 March 2020(2020-03-23) (aged 84)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater

Education

Jahangir completed his matriculation exam in 1950 from Muslim Government High School, Dhaka and intermediate exam in 1952 from Dhaka College. He obtained his bachelors and masters in political science from the University of Dhaka in 1955 and 1956 respectively. He got his Ph.D. from Durham University in 1974.[4]

Career

Jahangir started his career at the University of Dhaka as a lecturer in 1956 and retired in 1994.[4]

Award

Death

Jahangir died at his residence in Gulshan, Dhaka on 23 March 2020 and was buried on 24 March at his family's graveyard at Kachua upazila of Chandpur District.[6]

References
  1. "Former DU teacher Burhanuddin Khan Jahangir dies at 84". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  2. পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  4. Sazzad Kadir with Borhanuddin Khan Jahangir (12 November 2017). Keertymaner Galpokatha (Television production). BTV. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. "Gunijan – Gunijan". Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  6. "Noted educationist Burhanuddin Khan Jahangir passes away". UNB. Retrieved 2020-03-23.


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