Fakrul Alam

Fakrul Alam (born 20 July 1951) is a Bangladeshi academic, writer, and translator. He writes on literary matters and postcolonial issues and translated works of Jibanananda Das and Rabindranath Tagore into English. He is the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award (2012) in translation literature and SAARC Literary Award (2012).

Fakrul Alam
Fakrul Alam at Bangla Academy, Dhaka (2013)
Native name
ফকরুল আলম
Born (1951-07-20) 20 July 1951
Ukilpara, Feni District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
OccupationAcademic, writer, translator
LanguageBengali, English
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
University of British Columbia
Notable awardsBangla Academy Literary Award (2013)
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