Faruque Ahmed

Faruque Ahmed (Bengali: ফারুক আহমদ) is a London-based writer, journalist, literary critic, community historian, lyricist and dramatist. Ahmed was born in Golapganj, Sylhet, Pakistan (now Bangladesh), and later immigrated to the United Kingdom in 1989.[1][2]

Not to be confused with Faruk Ahmed.

Ahmed in Enfield, UK, 2021.

Born to Kutub Ali and Terabun Nissa on 22 January 1964, he graduated from Madan Mohan College, University of Chittagong.[3]

Selected Works

Books in Bengali
  • 1994. E Matir Baul. London: Video Times. (A baul of the soil)
  • 1999. Golapganja Islam. London: Asha Prokashoni. (Islam in Golapganj)
  • 2002. Bilate Bangla Songbadpotro O Sangbadikata. London: The Ethnic Minorities Original History and Research Centre. (also translated in English as "Bengali Journals and Journalism in Britain 1916-2007")
  • 2007. Muktijuddher Smriti. London: The Ethnic Minorities Original History and Research Centre. (Memories of the Bangladesh Liberation War)
  • 2012. Bilate Banglar Rajniti. Dhaka: Sahitya Prakash. (Later translated in English as "Bengal Politics in Britain: Logic, Dynamics and Disharmony")
  • 2015. Golapganjer Itihas. Dhaka: Ittadi Grantho Prokash. (History of Golapganj)
  • 2016. Shaptahik Janomat: Muktijudder Ononno Dalil. Dhaka: Ittadi Grantha Prokash. (Weekly Janomot: a unique document of the Bangladesh Liberation War)
  • 2019. Bilate Bangla Sahitya O Sanskriti Charcha. Dhaka: Bangla Academy. (Study of Bangla Literature and Culture in Britain)
  • 2021. Bilayte Bangali Auvibashon. Dhaka: University Press. (also translated in English as "Bengali Settlement in Britain")

Awards
  • Bangla Academy Probasi Lekhok Puroshkar 2013 (Bangla Academy Immigrant writers' award, 2013)[4]

Personal life

Faruque is married to Jahanara Begum. They have a daughter, Dena Layla, and two sons, Abrar Nadim and Sameer Hasan.[3]


References
  1. Noman, Khasru (2019). Chherra Tamsuk. Trishantophoebe Publications. p. 144. ISBN 978-984-441-014-5.
  2. Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives. "The Bengali East End: Histories of life and work in Tower Hamlets" (PDF). Idea Store. Retrieved 9 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Choudhury, Mukid (2021). Faruque Ahmed Jibon O Itihas Chorcha. Penzance: MAPublishing. p. 141. ISBN 9781910499-67-2.
  4. Bangla Mirror Desk (28 June 2013). "Bangla Academy award for Ishaque Kajal, Faruque Ahmed". Bangla Mirror.
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