Renowned Novelist Hasan Azizul Haque Is No More
Desk Report
Published: 15 Nov 2021, 10:11 pm
Renowned novelist Hasan Azizul Haque || Photo: Collected
Renowned novelist Hasan Azizul Haque is no more. He died at his home in Rajshahi around 9:30
pm on Monday (November 15).
Hasan Azizul Haque was
born on 2 February 1939 in Jabgraam, Burdwan District, West Bengal, India. He joined
Rajshahi University in 1973 as a Professor in the Department of Philosophy. He
taught there until 2004.
The struggle of life
is the main theme of his stories-novels. He gained a reputation as a novelist
in the 80's.
In 1970 he received
the Bangla Academy Literary Award. In 1999, the Bangladesh government awarded
him the Ekushey Padak and in 2019, the Swadhinata Puraskar.
In recognition of his
universal literary work, he was awarded the title of 'Sahitya Ratna' by a
private bank in 2016.
He retired in 2004
after 31 years of teaching at Rajshahi University. He then stayed at his home
in Bihas, a teachers' quarters adjacent to Rajshahi University.