Education
University of Dhaka.
University of Dhaka.
Abul Fazal was a famous Bengali essayist and novelist as well as a Humanist and free-thinker. He was considered the conscience of the nation in his time. Though primarily a writer, Fazal participated in and led almost all intellectual and civil movements against the Pakistani autocratic regime.
At the advent of the Bangladesh movement Fazal became a truly national figure guiding the progressive forces with courage and high morale.In 1967, he strongly protested when the Pakistan government banned tagore songs from radio and television programmes.
Fazal was born in Chittagong District in 1903. His father, Moulvi Fazlur Rahman, was Imam of Chittagong Jame Masjid.
Fazal earned Bachelor of Arts from Dhaka University. He later passed Master of Arts in Bengali language and literature from Calcutta University in 1940.
Fazal began his career as an Imam.
He taught in multiple schools as a teacher. In 1941 he became a Professor of Krishnanagar College and later of Chittagong College. He was the vicechancellor of Chittagong University from 1973 to 1975.
Later on he was appointed under The Bangladesh Education and Culture ministry.
He also served as the editor of the newspaper Shiksha.