Dwijen Sharma
Bangladeshi Naturalist (1929-2017)
Dwijen Sharma (May 29, 1929 – September 15, 2017) was a Bangladeshi naturalist and science writer.[1] He was awarded Bangla Academy Award in 1987 and Ekushey Padak in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh for his work in language and literature.[2]
Dwijen Sharma | |
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দ্বিজেন শর্মা | |
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| Born | 29 May 1929 |
| Died | 15 September 2017 (aged 88) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
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| Known for | Nature Conservation, science writer |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nature Conservation, Botany |
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In 1962 he left Barisal to join the faculty of Notre Dame College, Dhaka and worked until 1974. Then, he moved to Moscow to work for Progress Publishers as a translator.
Sharma died of kidney disease on September 15, 2017 in Dhaka, Bangladesh at the age of 88.[3]
References
change- ↑ দ্বিজেন শর্মা [Dwijen Sharma]. Gunijan Trust (in Bengali). Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
- ↑ "14 honoured with Ekushey Padak 2015". The Daily Star. February 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Noted naturalist Dwijen Sharma passes away". The Daily Star. September 15, 2017.
Other websites
change- Amitava Kar (July 19, 2013). "Sunshine on His Shoulders". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
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