ড. মাহফুজুর রহমান আখন্দ

Dr. Mahfuzur Rahman Akhanda was born at Shyampur village of Moktinagar Union, Shaghata Upozila in the district of Gaibandha, Bangladesh on 28 December 1972. His father’s name Muzaffar Rahman Akhanda and mother’s name Morjina Begum. After passing the fifth grade from the primary school in his area, he studied till the sixth grade in the local Bonarpara madrasa. After that he studied for a long time in Sariakandi and Bogra city of Bogra. He did his Dakhil and Alim from the Shariakandi Madrasha of Bogra. He obtained his B. A. Honors (1993), M. A. (1994) and achieved First Class First distinction in M A., M. Phil. (2000), and Ph.D. degree (2005) in Islamic History and Culture from Rajshahi University. He has contributed over twenty more research articles, published in different reputed journals on various aspects. He worked as journalist, cultural activist and organizer. More than twenty of his research articles on Arakan and Rohingya have been published in various research journals. Dr. Akhanda is a poet, children's storyteller, literary critic and lyrics writer. He is the author of ten books and more than 200 popular articles on literature-culture and history-heritage that are published in various national and local daily-weekly newspapers and literary short papers, socio-cultural and national periodicals including literature reviews. He has joined many seminars and workshops as guest speaker and paper presenter. He is the author of many memorable songs. Currently, he is serving as a Professor in the department of Islamic History and Culture of Rajshahi University. He grew up in the arena of literature and culture in close contact with poet Matiur Rahman Mallick and established himself as a famous writer.