Abul Kalam Manzur Morshed

Background

Morshed, Abul Kalam Manzur was born on May 25, 1938 in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Son of Erfan and Begum (Sharifunnessa) Ghani.

Education

Bachelor with honours, Dhaka U., Bangladesh, 1959; Master of Arts in Bengali, Dhaka U., Bangladesh, 1961; Master of Arts in Linguistics, U. B.C., Vancouver, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, Edinburgh U., 1982.

Career

Senior lecturer, Dhaka U., Bangladesh, 1964-1967; senior lecturer, Chittagong U., 1968-1974; associate professor, Dhaka U., Bangladesh, 1974-1984; professor, Dhaka U., Bangladesh, since 1974.

Achievements

• Abul Kalam Manzur Morshed has been listed as a noteworthy Linguist educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Board of Governors Nazrul Institute, Dhaka, 1987-1990, 94-. Executive member Bang la Academy, Dhaka, 1989-1992, National Book Center, Dhaka, since 1989. Member Asiatic Society (executive member since 1994).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, listening to music, playing albums, touring, playing tennis.

Connections

Married Raushan Akhter, May 18, 1976. Children: Manzula, Raihan.

Father:

Erfan Ghani

Mother:

Begum (Sharifunnessa) Ghani

Spouse:

Raushan Akhter

child:

Raihan Morshed

child:

Manzula Morshed