Abul Kalam Manzur Morshed

Abul Kalam Manzur Morshed was a Bangladesh academic, linguist, and former Director General of Bangla Academy.

Early life
Morshed was born on 25 May 1938 in Rajshahi District, Bengal Presidency, British India. He completed his bachelor's and master's degrees in Bengali Language and Literature from the University of Dhaka in 1959 and 1961 respectively. He completed a second master's from the University of British Columbia in 1974 and his thesis was on the Noakhali dialect. He completed his PhD from the University of Edinburgh in 1982.

Career
Morshed joined the University of Dhaka in 1964 as a lecturer.

On 24 February 2005, Morshed was appointed Director General of the Bangla Academy replacing Abul Mansur Muhammad Abu Musa.

Morshed served as the Director General of the Bangla Academy till 16 November 2006.

Morshed was awarded the Agrani Bank Shishu Academy Children's Literature Award, Bangla Academy Literary Award, and Ekushey Padak.

Death
Morshed died on 25 July 2023 in Nakhalpara, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was buried in Mirpur Intellectuals Graveyard.