Prof Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq dies at 86

Prof Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq, Bangla Academy president, essayist, researcher, literary critic and social analyst -- has died at the age of 86.

Tariq Manzoor, a professor at the Department of Bangla of Dhaka University, confirmed the news of his death to bdnews24.com on Sunday.

Quasem was taken to the hospital after falling ill around 2:30pm. The doctors there declared him dead.

Quasem taught at Dhaka University’s Department of Bangla for four decades.

He was the convenor of the Rashtro Bhasha Bangla Rokkha Committee (Committee to Preserve Bangla as a State Language), which works to ensure the use of Bangla at all levels.