Mohammad Barkatullah (writer)

Mohammad Barkatullah (2 March 1898 – 2 November 1974) was a Bangladeshi writer. Barkatullah was born at village Ghorashal under Shahjadpur which was belong to Pabna district at that time.

Life
Barkatullah was a deputy secretary of education department of East Pakistan, later Bangladesh.

Writing career
In Parasya Pratibha (The Talents of Persia), he praised the thinking of the Mutazilites in the eighth century, and described the literary, philosophical, and scientific advancements made possible over the succeeding four centuries by their independent spirit. Barkatullah's literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali Literature in Bangladesh.

Books

 * Parasya Pratibha (The Talents of Persia) (1924 and 1932)
 * Manuser Dharma (1934)
 * Karbala O Imam Bangser Itihas (1957)
 * Nabigrha Sangbad, Makka Khanda (1960)
 * Naya Jatir Srasta Hazrat Muhammad (1963)
 * Hazrat Osman (1968)
 * Bangla Sahitye Muslim Dhara (1969)

Awards

 * Bangla Academy Literary Award (1960)
 * Daud Prize (1960)
 * Sitara-i-Imtiaz (1962)
 * President's Award (1970)