Educationist, writer and Dhaka University professor emeritus Syed Manzoorul Islam is currently on life support at Labaid Hospital in the capital鈥檚 Dhanmondi.
His condition became critical on Sunday, and doctors placed him on ventilation support around 5:30pm, said his personal secretary Md Hannan. He added that Professor Islam had been undergoing treatment at the hospital since Friday after suffering a heart attack.
Born on January 18, 1951, in Sylhet, Syed Manzoorul Islam earned his BA and MA in English from Dhaka University and obtained his PhD from Queen鈥檚 University, Canada, in 1981.
A retired professor of the Department of English at Dhaka University, he was appointed professor emeritus in 2023. He received the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1996 and the Ekushey Padak in 2018 for his significant contributions to literature.
Among his notable works are Thaka Na Thakar Golpo, Andhakar O Alo Dekhar Golpo, Tin Porber Jibon, and Nandantattwa.
