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Syed Anwar Husain (Bengali: সৈয়দ আনোয়ার হোসেন; 5 November 1947) is a Bangladeshi academic and historian. He is a former director general of the Bangla Academy. He is the president of the Bangladesh Itihas Samiti.[2]

Syed Anwar Husain
সৈয়দ আনোয়ার হোসেন
Director General of Bangla Academy[1]
In office
30 April 2001 – 31 December 2001
Preceded byAbul Mansur Muhammad Abu Musa
Succeeded byRafiqul Islam
Vice-Chancellor of Darul Ihsan University
In office
2004–2005
Preceded bySyed Ali Ahsan
Personal details
Born(1947-11-05)5 November 1947
Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Dominion of Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
University of Edinburgh
University of London
University of California, Berkeley

Early life and education

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Husain was born on 5 November 1947 to a Bengali Muslim family of Syeds from the Bogra District in Rajshahi Division, Dominion of Pakistan.[3] He has a bachelor's and master's from the University of Dhaka. He also has a master's in international history from the University of Edinburgh. He completed his PhD from University of London in British administrative history. He studied at the University of California, Berkeley on a Fulbright scholarship.[1]

Career

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Husain joined the University of Dhaka in 1970 as a lecturer in the Department of History. He was promoted to professor in 1985. From 1993 to 1996, he served as the chairperson of the Department of History at the University of Dhaka. He was the director general of Bangla Academy from 1997 to 2001.[1]

From 2004 to 2005, he worked as the vice-chancellor of Darul Ihsan University. He was a visiting professor at the American University, Columbia University, and University of Pennsylvania. He retired from the University of Dhaka in 2014 and was appointed a supernumerary professor there.[1] He was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2009.[4]

From 2010 to 2012, he was the founder editor of Daily Sun.[1] He is the Bangabandhu Chair at the Bangladesh University of Professionals.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "University of Dhaka". www.du.ac.bd. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Interview with Dr Syed Anwar Husain". VOA. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. ^ "অধ্যাপক ড. সৈয়দ আনোয়ার হোসেন". Daily Jagaran (in Bengali). 24 December 2018. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. ^ "21 to get Ekushey Padak". bdnews24.com. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Department of Social Relations Arranges a Webinar on, "Bangabandhu: Visionary and Charismatic Leader"". www.ewubd.edu. Retrieved 12 April 2021.