Background
Huq was born to Bazlul Huq Khan and Anjuman Nessa on 31 October 1911 at Feni, Noakhali in the south east part of Bangladesh (then British India).
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Obaidul Huq
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Career
He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1983 by the Government of Bangladesh. Haling from Noakhali, Huq did his masters in philosophy and Psychology in 1934 and obtained law degree in 1936 from the University of Dhaka. Huq joined the Pakistan Observer in 1951 as joint editor and after the independence of Bangladesh in 1971 he joined The Bangladesh Observer as the editors
Later, he worked as a columnist and regular contributor to different dailies.
Achievements
Membership
His father was a lawyer at Feni and a Member of the Bengal Provincial Legislative Assembly.
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Nationality
Bangladeshi
Awards
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Bangla Academy Award; Ekushey Padak Bangla Academy Award (1964) Ekushey Padak (1983) UNICEF Gold Medal (1983) Abdus Salam Gold Medel Zahur Hossain Gold Medal Kazi Mahbubullah and Begum Zebunnessa Trust Gold Medal Atisha Dipankar prize Millenium Award (2002) Hiralal Sen prize (2003) Ekushey Padak is one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 that took place on February 21, 1952.; Bangla Academy Award is a literary award given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius in advancement and overall contribution in the field of Bengali language and literature.Bangla Academy Award; Ekushey Padak Bangla Academy Award (1964) Ekushey Padak (1983) UNICEF Gold Medal (1983) Abdus Salam Gold Medel Zahur Hossain Gold Medal Kazi Mahbubullah and Begum Zebunnessa Trust Gold Medal Atisha Dipankar prize Millenium Award (2002) Hiralal Sen prize (2003) Ekushey Padak is one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 that took place on February 21, 1952.; Bangla Academy Award is a literary award given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius in advancement and overall contribution in the field of Bengali language and literature.