Hossain, Kazi Akram

Hossain, Kazi Akram (1896-1963) educationist and litterateur, was born in the village of Paigram in kasba. He took an MA in English (1920) from Presidency College, Kolkata. While still studying, he taught briefly at a school and also worked at the daily Sebak as assistant editor. Subsequently, he taught at Sirajganj Islamia College, sadat college, Karatia (1923-30), Calcutta Islamia College (1930-40), rajshahi college (1931-53), Pabna Edward College, etc. He became Principal (1958) of Khulna Women';s College from where he retired in 1961.

While at Presidency College he had come in touch withsheikh habibur rahman and become associated with the Siddiqia Sahitya Samity. Apart from his first book, Islamer Itih'a's (The History of Islam, 1924), he mainly wrote poems and translations. His books of poems are Nawroz (1938), Pall'i'v'a'n'i (1943), Pather B'a'nsh'i (1945), A'mr'a' Bangali (1945). Among his translations are Muktivani (1943), Yugavani (1943), Masnav'i' Rum'i (1948), Kar'i'm'a'-i-S'a'd'i, (1948), D'i'w'a'n-i-H'a'fiz (1961). Kazi Akram Hossain died on 18 February 1963. [Badiuzzaman] [Badiuzzaman former Deputy Director, Bangla Academy, Dhaka]