Mofidul Hoque (born 13 February 1948)[1] is a Bangladeshi researcher, publisher and essayist.[2] He is one of the founder trustees of the Bangladesh Liberation War Museum.[3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2013 by the government of Bangladesh.[4]

Mofidul Hoque
মফিদুল হক
Hoque in 2014
Born (1948-02-13) 13 February 1948 (age 76)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Occupation(s)researcher, essayist
AwardsEkushey Padak (2016)

Early life

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Hoque was born on 13 February 1948 in Noakhali of the then East Bengal (now Bangladesh).[1] He obtained his masters in sociology from the University of Dhaka.[5]

Awards

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Personal life

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Hoque is married to Sheema Moslem.[7] Haque has a brother Monzurul Huq and a sister, Dilruba Islam (d. 2022).[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b মফিদুল হক. deshebideshe.com. 2020-05-27. Archived from the original on 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  2. ^ "Poet Mofidul Haque honoured". Daily Sun. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Board of Trustees - Liberation War Museum". liberationwarmuseumbd.org. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  4. ^ "16 named for Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  5. ^ মফিদুল হক. bdnews24 (in Bengali). 9 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Mofidul Hoque, Aly Zaker get Altaf Mahmud Padak - Art & Culture - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  7. ^ মফিদুল হক বহু গুণে গুণান্বিত মানুষ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 31 May 2016. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  8. ^ "Liberation War Museum trustee Mofidul Hoque's sister Dilruba Islam passes away". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

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