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বৈশাখের হাহাকার ও অন্যান্য
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First published February 1, 2008
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Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
402 books1,606 followersমুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল (Bengali)
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal (Bengali: মুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল) is one of the most famous Bangladeshi author of Science-Fiction and Children's Literature ever to grace the Bengali literary community since the country's independence in 1971. He is a professor of Computer Science & Engineering at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). Before that, Iqbal worked as a research scientist in Bell Communication Research for six years until 1994.
Birth and Family Background:
Iqbal was born on 23 December 1952 in Sylhet. His father, Foyzur Rahman Ahmed, was a police officer. In his childhood, he traveled various part of Bangladesh, because of his father's transferring job. Zafar Iqbal was encouraged by his father for writing at an early life. He wrote his first science fiction work at the age of seven. On 5 May 1971, during the liberation war of Bangladesh, the Pakistan's invading army captured his father and killed him brutally in the bank of a river.
Education:
Iqbal passed SSC exam from Bogra Zilla School in 1968 and HSC exam from Dhaka College in 1970. He earned his BSc in Physics from Dhaka University in 1976. In the same year Iqbal went to University of Washington to obtain his PhD and earned the degree in 1982.
Personal Life:
Iqbal married Dr. Yasmeen Haque in 1978. Yasmeen is the Dean of the Life Science Department, Head of the Physics Department, Provost of the Shohid Janoni Jahanara Imam Hall and a researcher at SUST. They have two children - son Nabil and daughter Yeshim. Yeshim translated the book Amar Bondhu Rashed (Rashed, My Friend) written by her father. Iqbal's elder brother, Humayun Ahmed, was the most popular author and film-maker of Bangladesh since its independence. Humayun died after a nine-month struggle against colorectal cancer on the 19 July 2012. His younger brother, Ahsan Habib, is the editor of the satirical magazine, Unmad and one of the most reknowned cartoonist of Bangladesh.
Academic Career:
After obtaining PhD degree, Iqbal worked as a post-doctoral researcher at California Institute of Technology (CalTech) from 1983 to 1988. He then joined Bell Communications Research (Bellcore), a separate corporation from the Bell Labs (now Telcordia Technologies), as a Research Scientist. He left the institute in 1994 and joined the faculty of the Department of CSE of SUST.
Literary career:
Iqbal started writing stories from a very early age. Iqbal wrote his first short story at the age of seven. While studying in the Dhaka University Iqbal's story Copotronic Bhalobasa was published in a local magazine. But, a number of readers at that time felt that the story was based on a foreign story. To answer this allegation, he later rewrote the story and published the story in collection of stories named Copotronic Sukh Dukkho. Since then he is the most popular writer both in Bengali Science-Fiction and in Juvenile Leterature of the country.
Other Activities and Awards:
Zafar Iqbal won the Bangla Academy Award, the highest award in literature in Bangladesh, in 2004. Iqbal also played a leading role in founding Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad. In 2011 he won Rotary SEED Award for his contribution in field of education.
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal (Bengali: মুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল) is one of the most famous Bangladeshi author of Science-Fiction and Children's Literature ever to grace the Bengali literary community since the country's independence in 1971. He is a professor of Computer Science & Engineering at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). Before that, Iqbal worked as a research scientist in Bell Communication Research for six years until 1994.
Birth and Family Background:
Iqbal was born on 23 December 1952 in Sylhet. His father, Foyzur Rahman Ahmed, was a police officer. In his childhood, he traveled various part of Bangladesh, because of his father's transferring job. Zafar Iqbal was encouraged by his father for writing at an early life. He wrote his first science fiction work at the age of seven. On 5 May 1971, during the liberation war of Bangladesh, the Pakistan's invading army captured his father and killed him brutally in the bank of a river.
Education:
Iqbal passed SSC exam from Bogra Zilla School in 1968 and HSC exam from Dhaka College in 1970. He earned his BSc in Physics from Dhaka University in 1976. In the same year Iqbal went to University of Washington to obtain his PhD and earned the degree in 1982.
Personal Life:
Iqbal married Dr. Yasmeen Haque in 1978. Yasmeen is the Dean of the Life Science Department, Head of the Physics Department, Provost of the Shohid Janoni Jahanara Imam Hall and a researcher at SUST. They have two children - son Nabil and daughter Yeshim. Yeshim translated the book Amar Bondhu Rashed (Rashed, My Friend) written by her father. Iqbal's elder brother, Humayun Ahmed, was the most popular author and film-maker of Bangladesh since its independence. Humayun died after a nine-month struggle against colorectal cancer on the 19 July 2012. His younger brother, Ahsan Habib, is the editor of the satirical magazine, Unmad and one of the most reknowned cartoonist of Bangladesh.
Academic Career:
After obtaining PhD degree, Iqbal worked as a post-doctoral researcher at California Institute of Technology (CalTech) from 1983 to 1988. He then joined Bell Communications Research (Bellcore), a separate corporation from the Bell Labs (now Telcordia Technologies), as a Research Scientist. He left the institute in 1994 and joined the faculty of the Department of CSE of SUST.
Literary career:
Iqbal started writing stories from a very early age. Iqbal wrote his first short story at the age of seven. While studying in the Dhaka University Iqbal's story Copotronic Bhalobasa was published in a local magazine. But, a number of readers at that time felt that the story was based on a foreign story. To answer this allegation, he later rewrote the story and published the story in collection of stories named Copotronic Sukh Dukkho. Since then he is the most popular writer both in Bengali Science-Fiction and in Juvenile Leterature of the country.
Other Activities and Awards:
Zafar Iqbal won the Bangla Academy Award, the highest award in literature in Bangladesh, in 2004. Iqbal also played a leading role in founding Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad. In 2011 he won Rotary SEED Award for his contribution in field of education.
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December 23, 2022
উক্ত বই ২০০৭ সালে মুজাই কৃত লিখিত নানাবিধ কলামসংগ্রহ। এক সময় সবার প্রিয় মুহাম্মদ জাফর ইকবালের বর্তমান ইমেজ ততটা সুখপ্রদ না। প্রায়শই ট্রলের শিকার হোন, দলীয় দালালদের নামের মাঝে তাঁর নামও উচ্চারিত হয়! অথচ এই বইয়ের কলামগুলোতে তাঁর কি সাহসী, প্রতিবাদী উচ্চারণ!! তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকারের এমন খোলাখুলি সমালোচনা করেছেন যা হয়তো বর্তমান সরকারের শাসনামলে কেউ করতে সাহস করবেনা।দুঃখের কথা সেই সময়ের সমালোচক এখন নিশ্চুপ হয়ে থাকেন। এই বইটা যেন টাইম মেশিন।লেখাপড়ার দূরাবস্থা,ছাত্র-শিক্ষক প্রতিপক্ষতা,মিলিটারির শাসন,রাজনৈতিক হত্যা ইত্যাদির বিরুদ্ধে উচ্চরব প্রতিবাদ । অতীতের নির্ভীক কলাম লেখক জাফর ইকবাল হয়তো একেবারেই হারিয়ে গেছেন তবে উক্ত বই তাঁর সৎ লেখনীর প্রাইম টাইমের অভিজ্ঞান। তবে যাইহোক, জাফর ইকবালের একটা স্থান হ্নদয়ে সংরক্ষিত হয়ে থাকবে আজীবন।
January 27, 2017
বইটি মুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবালের বিভিন্ন পত্রিকায় ২০০৭ সালের প্রেক্ষাপটে লেখা আর্টিকেলের সংকলন। বাংলাদেশের রাজনীতি, শিক্ষাব্যবস্থা, পাঠ্যবই, আদমজী পাটকল, সিআরপি'র প্রতিষ্ঠাতা ভ্যালেরি অ্যান টেইলর- ইত্যাদি নানাবিধ দিকের বাস্তব চিত্র ফুটে উঠেছে। পিডিএফ-এ এর পৃষ্ঠাসংখ্যা ছিল মাত্র ৯৯। কিন্তু আমার পড়তে অনেক সময় লেগেছে। কারণ একটাই, বইটিতে লেখা সব বিষয়ই প্রচণ্ড মন খারাপ করা। তাই পড়ার সময় বার বার বিরতি নিয়েছি।
২০০৭ সালে ক্লাস নাইনে ছিলাম। বলা বাহুল্য অন্ধ ছিলাম, কিছুটা বধিরও (প্রতীকী অর্থে :p )। চারপাশের কোন খবরই রাখতাম না। এই বইটি পড়েই সেই সময়ের খবর পেলাম ১০ বছর পর, ২০১৭ সালে। বইটার একটা বড় অংশ রয়েছে তৎকালীন তত্তাবধায়ক সরকারের পর্যালোচনায়। বর্তমানকে চিনতে হলে তো অতীতকে জানতে হয়, নয় কি? এটা পড়া প্রয়োজন ছিল আমার, অনেক কিছুই জানলাম।
২০০৭ সালে ক্লাস নাইনে ছিলাম। বলা বাহুল্য অন্ধ ছিলাম, কিছুটা বধিরও (প্রতীকী অর্থে :p )। চারপাশের কোন খবরই রাখতাম না। এই বইটি পড়েই সেই সময়ের খবর পেলাম ১০ বছর পর, ২০১৭ সালে। বইটার একটা বড় অংশ রয়েছে তৎকালীন তত্তাবধায়ক সরকারের পর্যালোচনায়। বর্তমানকে চিনতে হলে তো অতীতকে জানতে হয়, নয় কি? এটা পড়া প্রয়োজন ছিল আমার, অনেক কিছুই জানলাম।
April 30, 2020
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December 14, 2023
An interesting read at this time of the year thanks to my beloved girlfriend.
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