Haider Akbar Khan Rono
Haider Akbar Khan Rono | |
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হায়দার আকবর খান রনো | |
| Born | 31 August 1942 Calcutta, Bengal Province, British India |
| Died | 11 May 2024 (aged 81) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | Notre Dame College, Dhaka University of Dhaka |
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| Years active | 1960–2024 |
| Political party | Communist Party of Bangladesh |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Syed Nausher Ali (grandfather) |
Haider Akbar Khan Rono (31 August 1942 – 11 May 2024) was a Bangladeshi politician, theorist and writer.[1][2] He was a member of the presidium of the Communist Party of Bangladesh.[3] He published 25 books and many booklets.[1] He received the Bangla Academy Literary Award (2021).[4][5]
Early life
[edit]Rono was born on 31 August 1942 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Kolkata, India) to engineer Hatem Ali Khan.[6][7] His grandfather, Syed Nausher Ali, was an Indian politician and his younger brother, Haider Anwar Khan Juno, was a leftist politician and freedom fighter.[6][8]
Education
[edit]Rono passed the Matriculation Examination from St Gregory's High School in 1958 and was added to the 12th position of the merit list of the East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).[6] Before, he studied at Jessore Zilla School and Rajshahi Collegiate School.[6] In 1960, he passed the ISC from Notre Dame College, Dhaka.[6] In 1960, he was admitted in the Department of Physics at the University of Dhaka,[6][1] but couldn't finish the course for imprisonment and other causes.[6][1] Later, when he was in prison, he completed a bachelor's degree in law.[6]
Career
[edit]Rono had to face imprisonment four times and had to go into hiding seven times for political reasons.
In 2006, Rono was awarded the Prothom Alo Best Book of the Year 1411.[9]
Rono spoke against International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.[10]
Since 2012, Rono was a presidium member of the Communist Party of Bangladesh.[11]
In January 2022, Rono was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award.[12]
Work
[edit]- Sotabdi Pariye
Death
[edit]Rono died at a private hospital in Dhaka on 11 May 2024, at the age of 81.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d হায়দার আকবর খান রনো | মতামত. bdnews24.com (Opinion) (in Bengali). 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "15 to get Bangla Academy Literature award 2021". The Independent. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Hasan, Sohrab; Dey, Manoj. বামদের জায়গা বুর্জোয়ারা নয়, মৌলবাদীরা নিয়েছে. Prothom Alo (Opinion) (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Bangla Academy: Winners of 2021 awards unveiled". The Daily Star. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Bangla Academy awards: Rono, Panna named among 15 winners". The Financial Express. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h একজন হায়দার আকবর খান রনো. Manab Zamin. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Haider Akbar Khan Rano Books - হায়দার আকবর খান রনো এর বই | Rokomari.com". www.rokomari.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Haider Anwar Khan Juno no more". The Daily Star. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 594". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Use local resources to boost economy". The Daily Star. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "No plea to SC". The Daily Star. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Winners of Bangla Academy Sahitya Puroshkar announced". The Daily Star. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Haider Akbar Khan Rono passes away
- ^ Haider Akbar Khan Rono no more, Dhaka Tribune, 11 May 2024