Former Director General of Bangla Academy
Mahmud Shah Qureshi (born 12 October 1936)[1] is a Bangladeshi academic and former Director General of Bangla Academy.[2][3] He established the Institute of Bangladesh Studies at the University of Rajshahi.[4] He is a recipient of the Ekushey Padak.[2] He is an expert of French Literature.[5]
Early life
Qureshi was born on 12 October 1936 in Chittagong District, Bengal Presidency, British India.[1] He lived in Rangoon, Burma and moved to Chittagong around World War II.[1] He graduated from Government Muslim High School, Sir Ashutosh Government College, and Chittagong College.[1] He did his bachelor's degree and masters at the University of Dhaka.[1][6] He did post graduate studies at University of Paris.[1] He got his doctorate from the Paris-Sorbonne University.[1]
Career
In 1971, during the Bangladesh Liberation War, Qureshi served as ambassador of the Mujibnagar Government to Arab countries.[1][7]
In 1973, Qureshi interpreted for André Malraux when he met the President of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[5][8]
From 1972 to 1977, Qureshi was the president of the Bangladesh Linguistic Society, Chittagong.[1] From 1973 to 1975, he was the head of the Department of languages at the University of Chittagong.[1]
From 1977 to 1997, Qureshi was a professor at the Institute of Bangladesh Studies at the University of Rajshahi.[1]
Qureshi was in charge of translation for the OIC Foreign Ministers' Conference held in Dhaka in 1982.[1]
On 1 January 1990, Qureshi served as the Director General of Bangla Academy from 1 January 1990 until 5 February 1991.[9] He established the department of English at Gono Bishwabidyalay.[10] He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the university.[11]
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