Shamsuzzaman Khan
Shamsuzzaman Khan | |
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শামসুজ্জামান খান | |
Khan in Kolkata Book Fair, 2016 | |
| President of Bangla Academy | |
| In office 29 June 2020 – 14 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Anisuzzaman |
| Succeeded by | Rafiqul Islam |
| Director General of Bangla Academy | |
| In office 24 May 2009 – 23 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Syed Mohammad Shahed |
| Succeeded by | Habibullah Siraji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 December 1940 Manikganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 14 April 2021 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Academician, administrator, folklorist |
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Shamsuzzaman Khan (29 December 1940 – 14 April 2021 ) was a Bangladeshi academician, folklorist, and writer who served as president of the Bangla Academy from June 2020 until his death in April 2021. He also served as the director general of the academy during 2009–2018. He was notable for editing book series on folk culture of 64 different districts in 64 volumes and collections of folklore series in 114 volumes. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2001, Ekushey Padak in 2009 and Independence Day Award in 2017 by the government of Bangladesh.