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Anisuzzaman

Abu Tayyab Muhammad Anisuzzaman (18 February 1937 – 14 May 2020) was a Bangladeshi academic of Bengali literature. He was an activist who took part in the Language Movement (1952), participated in the Mass Uprising (1969), and took part in the Bangladesh Liberation War (1971).

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Born: 1937-02-18
Died: 2020-05-14
Works: 2

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Officeholder.name: Anisuzzaman
Officeholder.native_name: আনিসুজ্জামান
Officeholder.native_name_lang: bn
Officeholder.image: Anissuzaman 1 (cropped).jpg
Officeholder.caption: Anisuzzaman in 2016
Officeholder.office: President of Bangla Academy
Officeholder.term_start: 13 December 2012
Officeholder.term_end: 14 May 2020
Officeholder.predecessor: Kabir Chowdhury
Officeholder.successor: Shamsuzzaman Khan
Officeholder.term_start1: 19 August 1999
Officeholder.term_end1: 31 January 2002
Officeholder.predecessor1

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Born: 18 February 1937
Died: 14 May 2020

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Bangladesh
Place of birth: Kolkata
Occupation: writer
Educated at: University of Dhaka
Employer: University of Dhaka
Languages spoken: Bangla
Native language: Bangla
Image: আনিসুজ্জামান ২০১০.jpg

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Early life and education
Career
Activism
Literary works
Awards
Personal life
Death
References

Anisuzzaman served as a member of the Planning Commission to the Government of Bangladesh during the Bangladesh liberation war and a member of the National Education Commission set up by the government after liberation. He was inducted as a National Professor by the Government of Bangladesh in 2018. He was appointed as the president of Bangla Academy for four terms and served until his death.