SIDDIQUE MAHMUDUR RAHMAN: A short Resume in English

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SIDDIQUE MAHMUDUR RAHMAN, (born: 4 September 1946, Jessore), is an ardent researcher, prolific litterateur, a successful translator, an efficient editor and printing and publication specialist. Sidique’s father, Fazlur Rahman, served in the Education and Foreign services during Pakistan period, had a good number of books on juvenile literature, his mother, Sajeda Rahman, had her Adyabharati degree from Biswabharati University and was a homeopathy doctor and an authoress.

Siddique had his school education from Kolkata during 1953-65, BA in 1969 from Jessore, but could not complete MA due to Liberation War of 1971. He had his B.Ed degree in 1978 and MA in English in 1980.
Siddique edited and published, Asian Voice,a pen-friendship magazine during 1966-1980. He worked in establishing Danbir Hazi Mohammad Mohsin High School at Murali, Jessore during 1974-75. He worked in different organizations in administration, printing, publishing, editing and translation during 1980-2006. He was attached to airlines and travel periodical The Bangladesh Monitor and travel guide Dhaka Calling during 2003-2006. He also worked as project coordinator of the Dhaka representative of Raffles Hospital, Singapore Tourism, SingHealth, Emirates and Qatar Airways during 2004-2006.

 

A Translator

Siddiqueis an efficient translator with deep insight and literary taste. He has become dexterous in translating poems.Hehas so far translated 3,900 Banga poems into English. His translated works are as follows:

  1. পাখি (Daphne du Maurier’s ‘The Birds’), 1991; 2. ভাল মেয়ে (Oscar Wilde’s Lady Winderemere’s Fan), 2000; 3. স্বর্গ মরীচিকা (Daphne du Maurier’s Monte Verita), 2001; 4. Poems of Bangladesh, 2003, 5.ShahabuddinNagari’s Poems, 2004; 6.Selected Poems, 2006, 6.Poems of BimalGuha, 2008; 7.Fifty Poems of RabindraGope,2009; 8.Midnight Locomotives and Other Poems, 2010, 9.Tribute to Bangabandhu, 2010, 10, মোগল সিংহ বাবর (PirimkulKadirov’s The Starry Nights), 2011, 11.Fifty Poems of Murshida Ahmed, 2013, 12. হাসপাতালে সংক্রমণ নিয়ন্ত্রণ ও প্রাসঙ্গিক বিষয়, 2013, 13.Selected Poems of Aslam Sany, 2014 14.Ekukhey February, 2014 15. 16. Selected Poems of MalekaFerdous, 2014 17.Short Stories of Akhtarun Nahar Alo, 2014, 18.Bangadesher Kobita (Anthology of Contemporary Poems of Bangladesh, The Twentieth Century, 2014 19. Selected Poems of Quazi Rosy, 2014, 20. Poems of Hasan Hafiz, 1914, 21.Selected Poems, 2016, 22.Bluish Night and Other Poems, 2016, 23.Hundred Poems of Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, 2016, 24.Nitur Diary 1971, 2016.25. Theory of Digital Country, 2016, 26. 50 Poems of SarkerMahbub, 2017, 27. Melody of Body, 2017, 28. অকৃতজ্ঞ অভিসারিকা,(Daphne duMaurier’s The Little Photographer), ২০১৭, 29. সুবা বাংলার জমিদার ও জমিদারী ১৭০৭-১৭৭৭, 2018, 30. দি বার্ডস, 2018, 31. মন্টে ভেরিটা, 2018,32. অবলোকিতেশ্বর, 2018 33. দৈনন্দিন জীবনে ব্যবহারিক হাদিস, 2018, 34.Under the Blue Roof, 2018,35.The Smell of Dust, 2018, 36.Gazals of Monirudin Yusuf, 2018, 37.Poems of Quazi Johirul Islam, 2018, 38. The Deep Night Sky, 2019, 39. পশ্চিম আফ্রিকার উপকথা, 2019, 40. রুশ রূপকথা, 2019, 41. দি স্টারি নাইট, 2019, 42. ড্রাকুলা, 2019, 43. রবিন হুড, 2019, 44. এক টুকরো হলুদ কাগজ ও অন্যান্য গল্প, 2019, 45. হাইকু কাব্য আন্দোলনের ইতিহাস ও ঐতিহ্য, 2019, 46. এ প্রিফেস টু লিরিক্যাল ব্যালাডস, 2019,47. নিঃসঙ্গ সাদা পাল, 2019, 48. ফেনার রাজ, 2019, 49.মহানবীর মহাবানী, 2019, 50. কিশোর সমগ্রÖ, 2022, 51. পাঁচ সুরা ও আমপারা, 2022, 52. বাংলাদেশ সম্পাদনা ও প্রকাশনা সমিতির সাথে চৌত্রিশ বছর, 2022

A Researcher

Siddique was studying on postal service, postage stamps, philately, coins and currencies of Bangladesh since 1986

and during these 27 years have published a good number of research works. He is the pioneer in this field and was

the only author on these subject. His research publications are :

১।A History of Bangladesh Philately 1971-1985, 1986; 2. Bangladesh Stamp and Postal History, 1988; 3.Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore through Philately,1992, 4.Rotary Movement in Bangladesh through Philately,1993;  5. বাংলদেশের ফিলাটেলীর দুই দশক, 1991; 6. বাংলদেশের ডাকব্যবস্থা,  1995; 7. বাংলদেশের ডাকটিকিট, 1995; 8. Postage Stamps of Bangladesh (Philatelic Software), 2002; 9.Eminent Personalities of Bangladesh (Multimedia Software), ,2003; 10. K G Mustafa and his Exceptional Designs, 2008;  11. বাংলদেশের ডাকব্যবস্থা, 2009;  12. Postage Stamps of Bangladesh 1971-2008, 2009; 13.Cowri to Taka -Evolution of Coins and Currencies of Bangladesh.2011, 14. বাংলদেশের মুক্তিযুদ্ধে ডাকব্যবস্থা, 2012; 15. Tagore Philately, 2013, 16. Postage Stamps of Bangladesh 1971-2013 (Philatelic Software), 2014, 17. Post Office Rubber print ‘Bangladesh’ on Pakistan Stamps and Postal Stationary 1971-1974, 2015, 18. Bangladesh Postage Stamps Catalogue 1971-2016, 2016, 19. Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh MujiburRahman on stamps,coins an currency notes, 2018, 20. Bangladesh Fist Day Covers Catalogue 1971-2019,  21 . বাংলদেশের মুক্তিযুদ্ধে ডাকব্যবস্থা, 2022, 22. শতবর্ষে বঙ্গবন্ধু ডাকটিকিট, ধাতব ও কাগজি নোটে, 23. বাংলদেশের ডাকব্যবস্থা, 24. শহীদ বুদ্ধিজীবী, 2022, Bangalee Personalities in Bangladesh Stamps, 2023, Five Decades of Bangladesh Philately, 2023, Commemorative Currency Notes and Coins of Bangladesh, 2023

Published Papers: 1. Postage Stamps during the Liberation War of Bangladesh (Co-author), Bangladesh Historical

Studies, Vols. XV-XVI, 1991-1995, pp. 113-126; 2. Postal Service during the East India Company’s rule in Bengal,

Bangladesh Historical Studies, Vol. XIX, 2002, pp. 43-69; 3.Postal Stamps, in Banglapaedia, ASB, 2003; 4.Dr. M.

Ibrahim in Banglapaedia, ASB, 2003; 5.BIRDEM in Banglapaedia, ASB, 2003; 6. History of Postage Stamps of

Bangladesh in Postage Stamps of Bangladesh 2002-2007, Postal Directorate, Bangladesh Post Office, January, 27-

31 July, 2008, 7. Postal History of Dhaka City, 400 Years of Capital Dhaka and Beyond, Sharif Uddin Ahmed and

Abdul MoninChowdhury (edited), ASB, May, 2011, Taka in Banglapaedia, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 2003;

  1. Taka in Banglapaedia, – in Bangla language version, 2012; 9. বাংলদেশের মুক্তিযুদ্ধে ডাকব্যবস্থা (Postal History and Postage Stamps of Bangladesh during the Liberation War), in Journal of the Historical Society of Bangladesh, 33-34 vol., 2010, 212-236, বাংলদেশের কাগজি মুদ্রার পূর্ব সংযুক্তি ও ক্রমিক সংখ্যা – একটি পর্যালোচনা, Bangladesh Historical Society Journal,No. 35-36, May 2015, pp. 301-216.

 

Papers submitted in the Seminars and Conferences: 1. Postage Stamps during the Liberation War of Bangladesh,

Annual Conference of Historical Society of Bangladesh, at Jahangirnagar University, 26 September, 1994; 2.Postal

History of Bangladesh: A Compendium, Dept. of History, Dhaka University, June 2, 2009; 3. Postal History of

Dhaka City, International Conference of History, Heritage and Urban Issues of Capital Dhaka , 17 February, 2010;

  1. বাংলদেশের মুক্তিযুদ্ধে ডাকব্যবস্থা (Postal History and Postage Stamps of Bangladesh during the Liberation War), Conference of Bangladesh Historical Society, held at Bogra, March 28, 2011; 5. বাংলদেশের কাগজি মুদ্রার পূর্বসংযুক্তি ও ক্রমিক ব্যবস্থা ইতিহাসের নবতর অধ্যায়, (Prefix and Numbering System on Bangladesh Paper Currency: A Newer Chapter of History), Conference of Bangladesh Historical Society, held at Khulna, November 28, 2012 , Paper Money of Bangladesh during Provisional Period December 1971 – March 1974. 18th Biannual Conference of Bangladesh Historical Society, Dhaka, May 15-16, 2015.

 

A Litterateur

Siddique also have a good number of literary works in his credit: ১। নাই কিরে সুখ!, ১৯৯৭, ২. আর একটু সময়, ২০০৪, ৩. লোক স্বাস্থ্য লিমিটেড, ১৯৯৮, ৪. সে আমার গোপন কথা, ২০০৮; ৫. মিথ্যে গল্প, ২০০৮; ৬. সায়েম মাহমুদের নিষ্ফল দ্বৈরথ, ২০১০, ৭. এই দিন সেই দিন, ২০১০, ৮. সাহিত্য সংস্কৃতি শিক্ষা, ২০১২, ৯.ফরাসী বিপ্লব, ২০১৫,

 

Editor

Siddique edited a good number of books, these are 1. FazlurRahman’s cÖ‡nwjKv, 1975, 2.FazlurRahman’s e¨vsP¨vcUv, 2003, 3.Selected Poems, 2006, 4.Anthology of Poems of South Asian Countries, 2010; 5.Sukumar Ray’s Collected works, 2012; 6. Ishtiaque Ahmed Khan’s One Taka Inland Envelope: A Comprehensive Study, 2013, 7. Ishtiaque Ahmed Khan’sMeter Franking Cancellations of Bangladesh, 2015.

 

Awards

A number of books on postal service, postage stamps and philately were awarded from different international

philatelic exhibitions, these are

  1. Silver Medal award for Five Decades of Bangladesh Philately 1971-20213, Sharjah, UAE
  2. Silver Medal award for Bangalee Personalities on Bangladesh Postage Stamp 1971-2023, Sharjah, UAE, 2023.
  3. Silver Medal award for Bangladesh Postage Stamp Catalogue 1971-2023, Sharjah, UAE 2023.
  4. Large Silver Medal award for Bangladesh Postage Stamp Catalogue 1971-2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2023.
  5. বিশিষ্ট লেখক সম্মাননা স্মারক, ভারত বাংলাদেশ মৈত্রী সংসদ, আগরতলা, ত্রিপুরা, ভারত
  6. Lifetime Achievement Award for the dedication and contribution to Philately, Philatelic Society of Bangladesh, 2 June 2023
  7. Silver Medal award for Bangladesh First Day Cover Catalogue 1971-2019, New Zealand, FIAP, 2020
  8. সাহিত্য সম্মাননা, বিদ্যানন্দ প্রকাশনী, 2018
  9. ভাষা রূপান্তর ও গবেষণার জন্য দ্বীপজ একুশে পদক, দ্বীপজ প্রকাশনী , ২০১৭
  10. অনুবাদে সার্বিক অবদানের জন্য বাংলাদেশ সম্মাননা, পদক্ষেপ, বাংলাদেশ, ২০১৭
  11. কবি ও অনুবাদক, স্মীকৃতি স্মারক, দেশ পাবলিকেশন্স, ২০১৬
  12. Silver Medal award for Bangladesh Postage Stamps Catalogue 1971-29016, Malaysia, FIAP,
  13. Silver Medal award for Post Office Rubberprint ‘Bangladesh’ on Pakistan Stamps and Postal Stationary 1971-1974, Thailand, FIAP 2016,
  14. Large Silver Medal award for Post Office Rubberprint ‘Bangladesh’ on Pakistan Stamps and Postal Stationary 1971-1974, NewYork, APS & FIP, 2016,.
  15. Silver Bronze for One Taka Inland Envelope: A Comprehensive Study’ from Brasiliana, organised by APS & FIP, 2013
  16. Silver for One Taka Inland Envelope: A Comprehensive Study from Malaysia, organised by FIAP, 2014
  17. Vermeil Medal award for One Taka Inland Envelope from StampShow organised by APS & FIP, 2013,
  18. Silver Medal award for Rabindra Philately, from StampShow organised by APS & FIP, 2013
  19. Silver medal award for Postage Stamps of Bangladesh 1971-2008 from American Philatelic Society, USA, in 2010,
  20. Silver Bronze award for Artist K G Mustafa and his Exceptional Designs from 22nd Asian International Stamps Exhibition held at Jakarta, Indonesia, under the patronage of FIAP, in 2008,
  21. Silver Bronze medal award for Postage Stamps of Bangladesh 1971-2008 philatelic software from Australian Philatelic Explorer, in 2005.
  22. Silver Bronze medal award for Bangladesh Stamps and Postal History from Australian Philatelic Federation in 1993.
  23. Silver Bronze medal award for Bangladesh Stamps and Postal History, from CSP Museum, in 1990,
  24. Bronze medal award for Bangladesh Stamps and Postal History from American Philatelic Society, USA, in 1990

 

Memberships

  1. Fellow, Royal Asiatic Society, UK.
  2. Donor, Dhaka Shishu Hospital, Donor,
  3. Taka Jadughar (Currency Museum),
    4. Chairman and Chief Researcher, Bangladesh Institute of Philatelic Studies (BIPS),

5.Life Member, BanglaAcademy,
6. Life Member, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh,

  1. Life Member,, Bangladesh Historical Society,
  2. Life Member,, Bangladesh History Academy,
  3. Life Member, Editing and Publication Association of Bangladesh (EPAB),
  4. Life Member, Bangladesh National Philatelic Association,
    10. Hon’ble Advisor, Philatelists Association of Bangladesh,
  5. Corporate Member, Bangladesh Philatelic Federation.

 

For Contact:

SiddiqueMahmudurRahman, M.A.,B.Ed., FRAS,
322 kha Ekota Road, Ahmad Nagar, Paikpara, Mirpur 1, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh.
Cell: +88-01537069272. E-mail: [email protected].

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